Manual Rincón, businessman and outspoken leader of the Pro Independence Group for Torre del Mar (GIPMTM) since 1985, has announced his resignation as a councillor and retirement from politics.
Blue Zone parking proposals
The business associations of Vélez-Málaga (ACEV) and Torre del Mar (ACET) have submitted a proposal for the creation of 800 so-called ‘Blue Zone’ parking spaces, basically a parking tax, covering about a dozen streets in the town.
Coviran to return
Following a meeting with the Mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado, the Andalucian food distributor Coviran has decided to return to the municipality and resume a €6 million logistics centre in the area.
Municipal transparency
For those who are curious about how much the mayor and councillors earn, the municipal website displays these figures. www.velezmalaga.es → transparencia → Retribuciones económicas de los concejales de la corporación municipal
II Song Festival in Sign Language
The II Song Festival in Sign Language takes place on December 8th at the Teatro del Carmen in Vélez-Málaga, the aim being to bring music to the hearing-impaired through the interpretation of songs and performances using Spanish sign language.
Quick work
Repairs to the private residential underground car park ‘Plazamar’ in Torre del Mar will be completed in 2013 according to the Council. In April 2001, the Council was ordered by the TSJA to carry out repairs after leaks from the public square above the car park severely affected the facility.
Vélez-Málaga Council considering new taxes to boost revenue
Dwindling revenue from construction projects, the primary source of income for many municipalities and motivation for much unnecessary building, is forcing Councils to seek other sources of revenue, even including inventing new taxes. Such is the case in Vélez-Málaga.
Council studying offer to rent out the trams
The Council is studying an offer from an Australian city to rent the three trams currently sitting doing nothing in the town since the suspension of the tram service in June 2012.
Molester arrested
Police in Vélez-Málaga have arrested a 27 year old man as the alleged perpetrator of a series of sexual abuses in the town, the incidents beginning in the summer.
Mayor critical lack of progress on marina project in La Caleta
The Mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla (PP), has expressed his regret that the Junta de Andalucia has still not made any progress towards putting out to tender the project to expand the marina in Caleta de Vélez.