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INTERVIEW | KAL SUTHERLAND & ENRIQUE ESCRIVA | JAVEA TOWN HALL
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Oct 29, 2024
Join Kal & Enrique Escrivá (PP representative from the Javea Town Hall) in conversation about the new Javea Town Hall government. Enrique will answer questions on behalf of the PP/Ciudadanos por Javea/Vox coalition about the Town Hall finances, what's happening with the sewage problem on the Arenal beach, shortage of police officers and taxis in the town and his thoughts on the national government situation
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This is Bay Radio. It's been a few weeks now since the regional and municipal elections
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I'm pleased to welcome back, a representative of the town hall in Javier
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Enrique Escriva is with us. Hi, pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you. Thank you so much for your invitation
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It's been 30 days since you took over officially as the local government
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How has this month been at the town hall? I'm guessing busy. Yes. In first place, first of all, I have to apologize in advance
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for my level of English. But answering the question, I have to say
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that when we took office at the town hall, we encountered some difficulties
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in understanding its current internal state which we had to address during the initial weeks
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We soon realized that it wasn't as promising as we had been led to believe
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For instance, concerning the budget, the funds allocated to provide services to the population
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We found that some departments were empty and lacked sufficient funds even though we were only halfway throughout the year We are aware that there are 50 million euros in the public accounts
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However, this money is currently blocked because the previous government of Habea
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failed to take responsibility for the budget or address the concerns raised by the Tribunal
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de Quintas. Now we are arranging a report on the last budget, which
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should have been prepared earlier to close the accounts and access of the remaining funds
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Unfortunately, this is crucial step was ignored previously, leaving us to handle it now
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Due to these financial limitations, we are unable to take on new projects
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or continue with planned cultural events such as the Shabia Jazz Festival
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Although it was announced by the previous government, there was no official contract in place
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and consequently we cannot proceed with the event. Without a contract, there can be no event and sadly the Shabia Jazz Festival cannot take place as planned
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So not this year I just going to clarify then So basically the money is there It just wasn signed off on the last in the previous administration so the money could not be released yet
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But it's now in process it's going to happen, yes. Yes. We are expected about the next year
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Everything is clarified and is available. I see. So just a number of projects on hold for the time being
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until this can happen, until this money comes across. Yes. What about these three parties then
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Enrique, you're with the PP, the Partido Popular, Theodanos, Pohavia and Vox, form up the government here now
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What can you tell the Bay Radio listeners about this team? So we are three parties united by a common goal, which is to improve our town, and we are fully committed to achieve so
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I have had the privilege of meeting all three parties representatives, Jose Marcos, Paul
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the Councilor of Vox, Mavi Peres and Juan Ortola from Ciadanos for Javier
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All three individuals are dedicated locals who generally want the best for our town and its residents
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On the 28th of May the day of the elections the people of Javier decided they want to change and our team represents that change
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Together, we are working tirelessly alongside other government members to move forward
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and briefly confront the challenges faced by the town hall. We are confident that we will overcome these challenges
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Javier needs it and our town deserves it. You mentioned about the budget not being seen through, so it's a bit of a wait before that money to be released
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What other surprises have you found at the town hall since you took over
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I have to tell during the first week after taking office, we discovered some issues with the lighthouse project
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Originally, for example, it was meant to become a museum for the Marine Reserve of Cabo San Antonio
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but after consulting with experts and town hall workers, we decided to cancel the project temporarily
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and address the problems before proceeding. As for the new swimming pool
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it is the only project on schedule for completion. However, there have been some complications with the electrical connection
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