Cort wants to evict approximately 170 people who live in They are a gift (El Molinar) some land near Son Bordoy, where Pryconsa is slated to build a 750-unit housing development, a project mired in controversy. The latest involves notices sent to families living in the area ordering them to vacate their homes. Residents of Son Regalo are not affected by the construction of the new development, nor by the roadworks the Palma City Council plans to undertake to access it. In Son Bordoy, which is currently owned by the development company, only about 30 people, including children, live there without legal status, according to sources familiar with the case who spoke to ARA Baleares.

"Palma City Council wants to leave dozens of families in Son Bordoy homeless at a time of extreme emergency, without any housing alternatives, not to build houses or streets, but because they block the views of the new development," a lawyer representing the affected families, who requested anonymity, told ARA Baleares. They allege that the City Council wants to evict some of the residents of Son Bordoy who live on plots of land outside the area where they are being relocated. popular They intend to build 750 homes "solely for aesthetic reasons."

"Saturation," "social housing ghetto," and serious harm to the residents of El Molinar. These are some of the expressions the People's Party used 16 years ago against the same project. They are Bordoy which the municipal government is currently processing. Back in 2010, under the auspices of the well-known Carbonero Law (named after the Housing Minister in Francesc Antich's government), a strategic land reserve was being processed in Son Bordoy with the stated objective of facilitating affordable housing. On paper, the initiative aimed to address the difficulty of accessing housing in Palma. Civil society and the People's Party criticized this land rezoning for several reasons. The People's Party was particularly harsh and used arguments that were the exact opposite of those they are now defending.

In 1993 the Balearic Gypsy Christian Cultural Association requested the Palma City Council to grant it They are a new giftA municipally owned property of approximately 33,200 square meters, located in El Molinar (Palma), was requested for the purpose of carrying out promotional activities and interventions related to drug addiction and its subsequent reintegration. The Palma City Council (Cort) accepted the request, and on December 10, 1993, the then-mayor of Palma, Joan Fageda (PP), and the city councilor for Social Action, Bartomeu Oliver, signed a land use agreement, which ARA Baleares has obtained. Fageda's administration even evicted a squatter living on the Son Regalo property to make way for the organization. The squatter repeatedly refused to leave and even requested an extension from the Palma City Council to remain longer. He also proposed giving the organization the Son Fernando Nou property (located next to Son Regalo) as an alternative, but Cort rejected this proposal.

One October evening, as dusk fell, the local police arrived at Son Bordoy, a vast plot of land in the Molinar neighborhood where approximately 200 people live, including some with disabilities, victims of gender violence, and minors. "Two vans arrived, and I was scared. Suddenly, I asked what was happening, and they told me we had 10 days to leave the land," says Paco, a 24-year-old who has lived there and is registered as a resident for as long as he has. After all this time without having "any problems with anyone," as he claims, he now lives with the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen to his home.

Several families facing eviction from the substandard housing in Son Bordoy, where they have lived for years, addressed Palma City Council on Thursday to protest their situation and demand alternative housing. "A lot of talk and little action," Ángela Pons, spokesperson for the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH) of Mallorca, reproached the governing team during her speech. She lamented that the eviction would leave nearly 200 people homeless, including some with disabilities, victims of gender violence, and minors. The PAH demanded an urgent solution for these families from Mayor Jaime Martínez. "We don't belong to any party; we are part of the community," she asserted, adding that "the funniest thing" is that "these people voted for Vox."

Several members of the families who are expected to be evicted from the substandard housing in Son Bordoy, where they have lived for years, spoke at the Palma City Council plenary session this Thursday to protest their situation and demand alternative housing. According to Ángela Pons, spokesperson for the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH) of Mallorca, during her brief speech, the eviction would leave approximately 200 people homeless, including some with disabilities and minors. Raúl, a man who has lived and is registered as a resident of Son Bordoy for 27 years, explained that the Palma City Council "suddenly" arrived with a notification demanding they vacate their homes within ten days. "We are people and we want to live like people; we don't want to be on the street," he said. Eduardo, another resident of Son Bordoy, thanked the City Council for the help they have received over the years and asked for assistance in finding alternative housing. Another resident, who did not identify herself, expressed a similar sentiment. "We're not doing anything illegal. This used to be a field, and we built these houses with our own hands. If this was illegal, they should have kicked us out after we laid the first brick," she stated. She also criticized the fact that municipal officials showed up on the land on a Friday with a court order for them to vacate the homes the following Monday without offering any alternative. "We need to find a solution; we can't afford a house," she pointed out. Finally, Pons criticized the municipal government for its "lack of political will" to find a housing solution for these 200 people. Two weeks ago, Neus Truyol, spokesperson for MÉS per Palma, accused the City Council of having forged an "alliance" with a real estate developer to evict these people and allow the construction of a new housing development in Son Bordoy. The eco-sovereignist explained that these people have been living in substandard housing for years, after having been previously evicted from the Can Pere Antoni area for building and moving into other apartment blocks.