<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - City Hall of Ciudadela]]> 10 <![CDATA[Three of judges and cultural heritage]]> One. It was the year 2014 when the Friends of the Camí d'en Kane began to publicly warn that the bridge crossing the Algendar torrent in the Binimoti district, built during the British rule in the 18th century, was threatening to collapse. Three years later, they raised the tone of the alert: the bridge did not stop deteriorating, and at any moment it could collapse. The Ferreries City Council and the Island Council of Menorca took an interest in it, and the historical heritage technicians of the Council, accompanied by the Civil Guard, tried to access it to check the state of the bridge and make a proposal for action. The Binimoti property blocked their path: this is private property, you cannot pass. But it was not at all clear that the path was private property. In fact, there was a legal dispute underway to determine if it was private or public – that is to say, heritage for everyone. The Historical Heritage Service asked the court for permission to inspect the bridge, but the judge prohibited the Council from accessing that section of the Camí d'en Kane until the dispute determined its ownership. The Council argued, warning that at any moment a piece of historical heritage could be lost forever and that it was essential to shore it up. But nothing, the judge ratified the veto, and also forced the Council to pay the legal costs of the opposing party. A few months after this order, as was foreseeable, the Binimoti bridge collapsed. Everyone, except the judge, regretted it. The judge was wrong, because I do not want to think that a judge could consciously defend the interest of a private individual to the detriment of the public interest. In the year 2023, another judge confirmed that the section of the Camí d'en Kane as it passes through Binimoti is of public ownership. But the bridge is no longer there.

]]> <![CDATA[The precedent of the Canaries that can help Ciutadella not have to return the cars to El Born]]>

Today marks one year since the Plaça del Born in Ciutadella became pedestrianized. An emblematic public space practically free of cars and reclaimed for the citizens, but which is still being challenged in the courts of justice. The lawsuit filed by a group of 22 business owners and private individuals grouped as Ciutadella Viva and, above all, the unexpected ruling by the High Court of Justice (TSJIB) which partially accepts the precautionary measures they were requesting and orders the City Council to "restore" the square to the state it was in a year ago, with cars, keeps the entire municipality in suspense.

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The Ciutadella City Council will maintain the legal battle to prevent the return of cars to Plaça del Born. The Council has stated that it will "exhaust all judicial options" after learning of the order for the immediate execution of the precautionary measure that requires the restoration of vehicle access to this central area of the city.

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The Popular Party councilor on the Ciutadella City Council, Nicolás Blanco, has resigned for professional reasons. He will soon begin his new role as a local police officer in Mahón. He will formalize his farewell as a politician at the next municipal plenary session. "They have shown me during these two years," during which he has alternated between government and opposition duties.

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