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The mayor and the president signed the agreement for the recovery of the deposit and the square which will return to Murcia this central public space of 23,000 square meters.
Ballesta: "There have been nine working groups for preparation of the Master Plan, whose contract will be formalized after the summer."
Archaeologists, architects, engineers, restorers and experts in economy and tourism made an inventory and cataloging the remains and draw up proposals for use.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, and the president of the regional government, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, signed the agreement for the recovery of the site of San Esteban and its surroundings, a project that will return to Murcia this central public space of 23,000 meters today square, opening to the public the archaeological site, the Palace of San Esteban and the sixteenth-century Jesuit church, thus enabling a cultural and tourist resource for the city internationally and the Region of Murcia.
The agreement establishes the protocol coordination and collaboration between the two Administrations for the implementation of comprehensive recovery project comprising the archaeological site and the Plaza de San Esteban, owned by the City and the Palace and the church, owned by the Community;
a performance that will be structured along the lines defined in the Master Plan.
Just finished the deadline for submission of bids for the drafting of the Plan, following its publication in the Official Gazette last June, with more than 200,000 euros budget.
In total, "there have been nine teams of multidisciplinary work, whose recruitment will be formalized after the summer."
A comprehensive project, with a Master Plan and local participation
"This is one of the most innovative and cutting-edge projects that have known the history of this city and has three fundamental characteristics: it is comprehensive, has a Master Plan and ensures the social and local integration, through consensus and participation "the mayor said during his speech.
"We want to open San Esteban city, and participation and technical excellence are present in each of the steps we are taking in this project of transformation of the city whose scope and significance requires rigor, transparency and social consensus," he said.
Project progress: deadlines and collective consultations
After his award, drafting the Master Plan have a deadline of nine months.
"After the first two months, the team will present a progress of the project and, after four months, will announce an initial proposal and consultations to different neighborhood and expert groups before drafting the final document" He forward the mayor.
The Master Plan will prioritize the museological the site of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries declared of cultural interest and archaeological consideration as well as the recovery of the emblematic square of San Esteban, for the use of residents of the municipality.
Archaeologists, engineers, academics and experts in tourism
The company awarded the Master Plan will have a team of architects, engineers, archaeologists, restorers, economists and tourism experts who are responsible for making topographical and archaeological data multidisciplinary team made an inventory and cataloging the remains and draw up proposals for its use.
The Master Plan, whose technical specifications was drafted by a Technical Working Group Multidisciplinar, in addition to the recommendations made by academics, experts and professional associations, collect proposals from neighborhood associations, social groups linked to the site and traders Murcia.
independent observers
In addition, work on the advice of a Committee of Experts and the three independent observers Hispania Nostra Association, the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (from the Department of Fine Arts and Cultural Assets and Archives and Libraries of the Secretariat of Culture of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport);
and the Santa María la Real Historical Heritage Foundation.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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