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- "In recent years, councils and services of the City of Murcia are making publications in official bulletins for public exhibition procedures in holiday periods, contrary to the provisions of European regulations and the Aarhus Convention, signed by Spain with the UN in 2005"
- The motion of Ahora Murcia, also demands that the City extend the deadlines that are set for public exhibitions of municipal affairs in the official gazettes, so that they do not fall within the minimum number of days marked by the law "
NOW MURCIA denounces that the City Council fails to comply with UN recommendations on public information and citizen participation.
Councilwoman Angeles Micol notes that "in recent years, councils and services of the City of Murcia are making publications in official bulletins for public exposure procedures in holiday periods, contrary to the provisions of European regulations and the Aarhus Convention, signed for Spain with the UN in 2005. "
Micol recalls that "Spain was warned by the Compliance Committee of the Aarhus Convention of the United Nations in its ruling of December 18, 2009, for the practices carried out by the Town Planning Management of the City of Murcia, after the entry into force of the Aarhus Convention ".
The municipal formation is going to defend a motion in the next Plenary so that the Consistory "stops doing this practice that attempts against transparency and against the principles of correct public information and citizen participation".
The proposal of Now Murcia, also, demands that the City extend the terms that are set for public exhibitions of municipal affairs in the official gazettes, so that they do not fall within the minimum number of days marked by the law ".
Regarding this second point, Angeles Micol recalls that "the UN Committee itself pointed out that given the complexity and the need to consult with experts, the legislation on land uses should be revised to extend the existing period of 20 days that are given in certain procedures, among which we could find Exceptional Authorizations for Public Interest or Reparcelling Projects, despite this recommendation the deadline set by the City of Murcia continues to be 20 days ".
About the publications in official bulletins for public exhibition procedures, the councilor insists that the City "on numerous occasions carried out in August, Christmas, Easter ..., in matters related to urban planning, environment, spatial planning or participation citizen. "
"The last example of these questionable practices by the Consistory," he says, "we find this last New Year's Eve, on December 31, 2018, when the Department of Urban Planning, Environment, Water and Garden, through the Planning Service , published in the BORM the 'Submission to public information of the documentation integrating the progress of the Special Plan of Urban Planning qualification of residential land protected UA II of the Partial Plan ZM-SA1, Santo Ángel ".
Councilor Micol notes that "in the same sense we can find this last Christmas diverse and varied issues for public exposure and period of public allegations, ranging from publications of projects of sludge treatment plants, to requests for exceptional authorizations in the Christmas Eve, going through modifications and approvals of urban plans and projects ".
Something similar happens "if we go to the official bulletins of the month of August, Spring Festival, September Fair, Easter Week, bridge days, and other holiday dates and holidays."
The mayor emphasizes that "transparency and effective public participation have been two of the issues that have worried especially Murcia during this mandate, which is why we have presented various proposals and motions related to these areas. the accession of Murcia to the Local Entities Network for Transparency, which after passing today through the Infrastructure Commission, will be approved in the plenary next Thursday. "
Source: Ahora Murcia
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