The residents of Son Bordoy: "We want decent housing to live in as human beings"
Residents are demanding that Cort provide them with alternative housing in light of the eviction order they received in November.
Around twenty residents of Son Bordoy gathered this Monday in front of the Palma City Hall (Cort) to demand "decent housing alternatives" after receiving an eviction order last November. "I've lived here for 28 years, with my children and 11 grandchildren. At the end of November, the Palma Local Police came and told us we had 10 days to leave, but they didn't offer any housing solution, and the City Hall hasn't spoken to us either. We just want decent housing so the two of us can live like human beings," said Paredes. She explained that 30 years ago she lived in a shack in El Molinar and moved to Son Bordoy because the former mayor of Palma, Joan Fageda, gave them permission to live on land that wasn't zoned for development. But now, according to the Platform of People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), the Palma City Council wants to build "nearly 750 homes," and "none of them for these people, even though the City Hall knows they're there," they denounced.
