The PP will remove the homeless from Les Vies park, but assures that "they will have their solution"

PalmTo create part of Palma's future botanical garden, the PP in Palma City Council will have to remove the people who currently reside in the Parc de les ViesHowever, the Popular Party spokesperson in the Consell de Mallorca, Núria Riera, assured the island institution this Thursday during its plenary session that the residents of the area "will have their solution." The Consell approved this Thursday the free transfer of the 13,005-square-meter plot of land located between the Ma-20 road, the Inca-bound lane of the Ma-23 road, the Palma-Manacor railway line, and the Na Bàrbara stream to the Palma City Council for the development of the Ciutat Botanical Garden project, which is being completed. Retreat Houses of Bellver Castle, which will have 31,543 square meters.

For his part, the Island Councillor for Finance, Innovation, and Public Service, Rafel Bosch, assured that "these people are already being supported by social services." He emphasized that "we all know what is being offered to them" and that the situation of these individuals "is already being taken into account by the social services of the Palma City Council (Cort) and the Mallorcan Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS)."

At the press conference convened to announce the future botanical garden project, the Mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, simply stated that the City Council will make a decision once it needs the land to begin the project. "We will provide definitive solutions on specific issues when it is necessary to have the effective availability of the land; then the appropriate steps will be taken," he guaranteed. However, he asserted that municipal and island social services are available to these individuals to offer them other alternatives.

The plan is to create a space on the property showcasing examples of the five types of Mediterranean forests found worldwide, specifically those of the Mediterranean basin—typical of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Near East—as well as those of California, central Chile, and southeastern Austria. Furthermore, the City Council intends to equip this site with various public facilities, including an auditorium, departments for the Germplasm Bank, a herbarium, exhibition halls, and offices.