As part of the important Regional Biomethanization Plan currently being developed by the Community Council through the Department of Sustainable Development, which has aroused opposition and opposition in several of the municipalities in which these energy plants have been planned, one of the … they are projected in the municipal area of Torrijosa project against which Izquierda Unida of this city has made its position known.
In a note published these days, IU Torrijos indicates that in response to its request for information “the Commission has not yet responded, but the City Council received us and showed us all the available documentation. They told us what we already know: The environmental impact feasibility process has started on a rustic plot of land next to the Alcabón road, although there has been no administrative movement for some time.”
Furthermore, this political formation emphasizes that during this meeting “they also They mentioned other biogas plant projects in the region, such as Santo Domingo or Gerindote, which could affect our municipality due to the passage of waste through the urban center.
For now, taking into account the information collected, IU Torrijos declares that “we reaffirm our opposition to the installation of these plants in our region, due to the inconvenience and risks for the population (odors, smoke, waste trafficking) and because they support an intensive economic model based on industrial waste.
“Even if in Torrijos it does not seem imminent, we warn against nearby projects and show our support to the residents of Villaluenga, who are mobilizing to paralyze the factory already started in their town,” they indicate.
Villaluenga de la Sagra
Precisely on the factory already under construction in this city, the La Sagra Neighborhood Association lives without biogas, which already brings together some 3,000 members and which Last Sunday took place the last demonstration Among the many achievements made in recent weeks, he asked the mayor of Villaluenga de la Sagra, Carlos Casarrubios, “once again and with affection, to listen to the population and their closest personal environment to cancel the licenses for the biogas plants in Villaluenga, as other mayors from various political parties are doing, including the one you represent (PSOE).”
In this sense, they give as an example the mayor of Torres de Cotillas, “faithful to the project but for negative popular vote he backed down while respecting the people.
They add in the note of their request to Casarrubios that “we repeat to you that you have us on your side, that you call a popular vote in your city, even in the affected cities like Cobeja, Pantoja and Yunclerby acquiring a firm and irrevocable commitment that if the “no to plants” is declared, turn around and paralyze it, by moving it more than 10 kilometers from any city. » And they warn that “if you don’t do this, you will likely continue to tarnish your image in your environment, your city and your region.
Finally, they state that “we also ask you to manage well, because there are actions that no one wants, such as the complaints about the mural on freedom of expression, the alleged threats against the people who support the protests with the media, against the boy who made the banners for the balconies, false accusations brought against the association by the local police (which did not yet exist since it was on November 7 that the registration request was filed), violence against the secretary on the same day of the plenary session of October 30, difficulties in using the one-stop shop to present allegations and so on. Don’t present yourself in a bad way, be smart, it doesn’t benefit you, turn around and walk out the front door.
From the town hall, however, we emphasize that popular consultations are also regulated, like any other initiative of this style. And we emphasize that this is not a municipal project, nor municipal land or anything similar, but rather a work permit and a regulated activity. They therefore understand that neither consultation nor voting is appropriate, nor is voting in plenary. Concerning requests for rectification, the town hall maintains a firm position: “as for rectification, putting pressure on me is not enough. I’m not going to procrastinate for them or anyone.. That’s what they’re asking me.”
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