The mayor of Palma assures that he will not build on the rural land of Son Sardina.
During a visit to the neighborhood, the mayor of Palma also pointed out that the City Council is in the process of acquiring the Can Pesquet site to build a square and a recreational center.
PalmThe Mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, has assured that the City Council will protect the transition areas surrounding Son Sardina and that no housing will be built.
Martínez stated this on Wednesday in statements to the media during a visit to the Son Sardina neighborhood, during which he also announced that the process of acquiring the Can Pesquet site will be launched to build a plaza and a community center for residents.
Regarding the transition areas, the Mayor stressed that "in the hypothetical case" that a proposal to build housing in Palma is brought to the plenary session, "absolutely nothing will be developed" in the transition areas of Son Sardina. "There will be no expansion of the town under any circumstances," he assured.
Furthermore, the City Council has begun the process of acquiring the Can Pesquet plot, approximately 1,700 square meters, to build a plaza, parking, and facilities. The goal is to reach an agreement to purchase the land, and if that's not possible, Martínez said, an expropriation will be carried out. From there, he continued, the project will be negotiated and agreed upon with the residents.
Asked about the complaints from several neighborhood associations in recent plenary sessions regarding the possibility of building rural land, Martínez considered that "some residents have been deceived by the opposition, who have told them things that were not true." "It's a debate that is not on the table," he insisted, adding that the PP does not include developing transition areas in its government program. "It's a debate that seeks to pit the opposition against the City Council," he criticized.
Martínez, on Vox's motion to ban Islamic activities: "We will not enter into conflict in sterile discussions"
The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, has stated that the PP "will not enter into conflict with anyone in sterile discussions" regarding the possible Vox motion to ban Islamic celebrations in public spaces.
Speaking to the media at Son Sardina and after being asked about the issue, Martínez pointed out that the PP's government program "is to build bridges and work on interculturality," although he did not clarify his party's voting position if Vox were to present this initiative.
"I don't know what motion I would present and, therefore, I cannot answer," indicated Martínez, while considering that "beliefs, ideologies, and absolutely everything in the daily life of any citizen of Palma must be normalized." In this sense, he stressed that the PP "exists to build a territorially and socially cohesive society" and emphasized that the Department of Interculturality at the City Council was created with this goal in mind.