To the shout of “The collector for when?” And with “we save the Pinares de Venice” banners, a dozen neighbors have broken down this Tuesday morning at the press conference at the beginning of the Asphalt operation. The machinery was already in full performance on Castillo de Loarre street in the corner with Fray Julián Garcés just as it will do so this week in up to 13 roads in the city reaching a total of 43 streets before the bridge on August 15.
However, the neighbors of Loarre Street did not care asphalting. In fact, nothing. “We have been surprised to see the asphalting of this street when it seems to us a loss of time and money,” said, a microphone in hand, the Urbanism Minister of the City of Zaragoza, Víctor Serrano, when the press conference has finished. Upon arrival, some have incredible under the premise that “it did not make sense to asphal there” but once the press conference has been completed, they have transferred his discontent.
“The problem is that we have no spills, we do not have the general collector in conditions with all that this supposes. There are moisture problems and problems also of bad smells. And then, do they come here and asphalt the street? Why? What is it beautiful? As he has reported, this is a problem that has been carrying “for at least 11 years” and although they have tried “in all ways” to get in touch and talk to the City Council of Zaragoza do not get answers.
“We have taken the case to Plenary, we have been with different corporations of different political parties, there are projects made but nobody pays attention to us. They laugh at us but we are here paying taxes. That in the 21st century we do not have sanitation or have spills as you will understand you are shameful. The asphalted is like when someone is made up that covers everything but the problem we have under it,” said Paracuellos. In addition, he has given his phone to the Urban Planning Minister who has pledged to maintain a call.
“I have already told you before that we would do so, that we would speak. I only mean that I believe that any asphalting situation improves, it is not only an aesthetic issue but also of road safety. I obviously understand that it does not solve the fundamental problem they have in the street and we are going to talk about this issue. The head of the infrastructure department tells me that there is already a prepared memory and on that we will continue talking to you. With a date for the meeting, “said Serrano. And in fact, that meeting has already been scheduled at the end of the “meeting.”
