Post by pigeonpie on Nov 25, 2009 8:02:53 GMT
Second State Plan to bring 10 million euros to Menorca
The State Fund for Employment and Local Sustainability, the second of the State Government’s Plan E’s, will benefit Menorca to the tune of around 10 million euros which will be used to promote public works but also to finance the social services provided by the local Town Councils.
The State Government’s Island Director, Javier Tejero, held a meeting with the island’s eight Mayors last Thursday to explain the characteristics of the new State Fund which will distribute 5,000 million euros throughout Spain, 116 of which will be earmarked for the Balearic Islands.
As the finance is shared out on the basis of population the municipal districts of Maó and Ciutadella will receive the largest portions of Menorca’s share, 3,124,735 and 3,102,249 euros respectively, followed by Alaior (987,345 euros), Es Castell (835,021 euros), Sant Lluís (724,752 euros), Es Mercadal (555,023 euros), Ferreries (499,131 euros) and Es Migjorn Gran (164,540 euros).
On this occasion, Councils can use the fund to finance up to 20% of expenses connected with the provision of social services in their municipal district. As with the first Plan E, the objective is to provide work for the unemployed and local companies through public works.
Under this latest State Plan, the Government will pay the Town Councils 85% of the cost of the work once the contract has been awarded, as opposed to the 75% made available under the first Plan E. The Councils will be obliged to pay the companies contracted within 30 days of receiving the relevant certificates or documents, an obligation that will also to apply to companies subcontracting work to other firms.
The areas in which the grant can be used include: economic sustainability (new technology, innovation and telecommunications); environmental (energy saving and efficiency, transport, water resources and conservation of natural areas) and social (educational centres, care for dependent people and social services, health, cultural and sporting centres).
Maó’s proposals
Maó is proposing to finance 18 projects with its 3.1 million share of the second phase of Plan E.
The main project, with an estimated cost of 450,000 euros, will involve the area bordered by the calles Ses Vinyes, Ciutadella and Ses Rodees where improvements will be made to the water supply and sewage system.
The Portal de Mar will be remodelled, with the five parking spaces being removed and the pavements widened, in order to reduce the pressure of traffic on the town centre.
Also on the transport theme, two new cycle lanes will be created, connecting existing lanes in Josep A. Clavé, Josep M. Quadrado and the Carretera Ciutadella.
Other projects include work on the town’s roundabouts to save water, improvements to the abattoir’s electricity supply and streetlighting in Cala Llonga.
Other villages in the district will also benefit from the latest injection of cash: work will be done on the dry dock at Es Grau; the cemetery in Sant Climent; and the civic centre in Llucmaçanes. In other areas of the municipality civic and social centres will either be created or altered: Andrea Doria, Malbùger, Pont de Sant Roc and Ses Vinyes. A children’s leisure area will be created in the Santiago zone and work will be done in Plaza Eivissa.
Various municipally-owned buildings, such as the Town Hall, Mercat del Claustre and the Old People’s Home, and nursery schools will also benefit as a result of Plan E.
Ciutadella’s Projects
Ciutadella has also opted to spend its 3.1 million euros on smaller projects this time, including completing the cycle lane around the town by constructing sections in calles Mallorca and Sant Antoni Maria Claret and improving the connection of the lane to some of the roundabouts. Improvements will be made to the Pla de Sant Joan which suffers from flooding.
Solar panels are to be installed on the roof of one of the municipal sports centres to produce electricity which can then be sold to an electric company for around 22,000 euros per annum.
The Council also proposes to improve the district’s nursery schools, embellish the green spaces and the area known as B-8, resurface the car park in Calle Sevilla and replace the streetlights in the Paseo Marítimo with those which use low-consumption bulbs. Improvements will also be made to Cala Morell’s drinking water supply.
The State Fund for Employment and Local Sustainability, the second of the State Government’s Plan E’s, will benefit Menorca to the tune of around 10 million euros which will be used to promote public works but also to finance the social services provided by the local Town Councils.
The State Government’s Island Director, Javier Tejero, held a meeting with the island’s eight Mayors last Thursday to explain the characteristics of the new State Fund which will distribute 5,000 million euros throughout Spain, 116 of which will be earmarked for the Balearic Islands.
As the finance is shared out on the basis of population the municipal districts of Maó and Ciutadella will receive the largest portions of Menorca’s share, 3,124,735 and 3,102,249 euros respectively, followed by Alaior (987,345 euros), Es Castell (835,021 euros), Sant Lluís (724,752 euros), Es Mercadal (555,023 euros), Ferreries (499,131 euros) and Es Migjorn Gran (164,540 euros).
On this occasion, Councils can use the fund to finance up to 20% of expenses connected with the provision of social services in their municipal district. As with the first Plan E, the objective is to provide work for the unemployed and local companies through public works.
Under this latest State Plan, the Government will pay the Town Councils 85% of the cost of the work once the contract has been awarded, as opposed to the 75% made available under the first Plan E. The Councils will be obliged to pay the companies contracted within 30 days of receiving the relevant certificates or documents, an obligation that will also to apply to companies subcontracting work to other firms.
The areas in which the grant can be used include: economic sustainability (new technology, innovation and telecommunications); environmental (energy saving and efficiency, transport, water resources and conservation of natural areas) and social (educational centres, care for dependent people and social services, health, cultural and sporting centres).
Maó’s proposals
Maó is proposing to finance 18 projects with its 3.1 million share of the second phase of Plan E.
The main project, with an estimated cost of 450,000 euros, will involve the area bordered by the calles Ses Vinyes, Ciutadella and Ses Rodees where improvements will be made to the water supply and sewage system.
The Portal de Mar will be remodelled, with the five parking spaces being removed and the pavements widened, in order to reduce the pressure of traffic on the town centre.
Also on the transport theme, two new cycle lanes will be created, connecting existing lanes in Josep A. Clavé, Josep M. Quadrado and the Carretera Ciutadella.
Other projects include work on the town’s roundabouts to save water, improvements to the abattoir’s electricity supply and streetlighting in Cala Llonga.
Other villages in the district will also benefit from the latest injection of cash: work will be done on the dry dock at Es Grau; the cemetery in Sant Climent; and the civic centre in Llucmaçanes. In other areas of the municipality civic and social centres will either be created or altered: Andrea Doria, Malbùger, Pont de Sant Roc and Ses Vinyes. A children’s leisure area will be created in the Santiago zone and work will be done in Plaza Eivissa.
Various municipally-owned buildings, such as the Town Hall, Mercat del Claustre and the Old People’s Home, and nursery schools will also benefit as a result of Plan E.
Ciutadella’s Projects
Ciutadella has also opted to spend its 3.1 million euros on smaller projects this time, including completing the cycle lane around the town by constructing sections in calles Mallorca and Sant Antoni Maria Claret and improving the connection of the lane to some of the roundabouts. Improvements will be made to the Pla de Sant Joan which suffers from flooding.
Solar panels are to be installed on the roof of one of the municipal sports centres to produce electricity which can then be sold to an electric company for around 22,000 euros per annum.
The Council also proposes to improve the district’s nursery schools, embellish the green spaces and the area known as B-8, resurface the car park in Calle Sevilla and replace the streetlights in the Paseo Marítimo with those which use low-consumption bulbs. Improvements will also be made to Cala Morell’s drinking water supply.
