| The head of Heritage for the formation of the left, Manuela Écija, has described as "true shame" the destruction of the remains of the trapería street | As a result of the situation of abandonment and even destruction of archaeological remains, as is the case of those found in Calle Trapería and the remains of 'la almunia' del Rey Lobo, the Heritage Area of ??IU-Verdes Murcia has stated that the Murcia City Council "cannot continue to look the other way and letting our heritage be destroyed.
The news that comes to us about the conservation of our heritage is not very encouraging." IU-Verdes Murcia remembers that it has denounced on numerous occasions the laziness with which the cultural heritage of the municipality is preserved and the lack of planning, but they affirm that the response of the Consistory has been to put more colored lights and mount a "seedy-Port Adventure "in the Segura biological reserve.
"There is no sense in announcing cultural projects and abandoning them in mid-execution without being accountable to the public for what was spent and what was achieved.
The case of the Castillejo del Rey Lobo is another example." Thus, they have regretted that the situation of the 'community' of Rey Lobo is "of real shame, we cannot let the project that was going to be carried out be stopped due to lack of funds when other projects are being publicized, such as that of Murcia Río II -project presented for the glory and renown of the Mayor, without financial memory or planning phases since the project consists of only a facade- and when it is known that there are remnants of budget items that have not been executed as a result of the pandemic of COVID19.
" In many cities in Spain, including some in this Region, the mere existence of this heritage would mean its recovery and enhancement so that citizens can bear witness to our history, but when it is known that numerous researchers, Spanish and international, have carried out the study for its historical interest and predict future findings. However, from the City Council they continue to despise our heritage and we have also seen it with the destruction that has been carried out with the remains that appeared on Calle Trapería.
It is not about putting a plaque on the floor saying: "here was a glass workshop of Islamic chronology or Medieval Murcia" and placing a building on top, it is about recovering and making our history known. "From IU Verdes Murcia we request an audit that evaluates the effectiveness of cultural policies.
It is necessary to know the real situation of the projects, what the initial budget has been spent on and what is the reason why it has not been completed.
The citizens of Murcia are tired of not getting answers from our representatives.
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Source: IURM