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NOW MURCIA has got the City Council to investigate the maintenance actions carried out in recent years in the ficus of Santo Domingo.

The plenary session of the Consistory yesterday supported the initiative of Now Murcia that in the framework of the Table of the Tree proceed to address this issue, with the contribution of all documentation and existing technical reports.

The proposal of the municipal group was an amendment of addition to a motion of Cambiemos.

Murcia spokeswoman Alicia Morales says that "so that events similar to those of the ficus of Santo Domingo do not happen again, we believe that it is very important that we know if in the whole process that has led to the collapse of branches of the ficus There have been things that could have been done and have not been done or others that could have been done better. "

The Councilor emphasizes that "the creation of the Mesa del Arbol was a proposal carried by Now Murcia to the Plenary no less than 9 months ago, and approved with the support of all groups. However, this working group has not yet been created , Which could already be tackling everything that happened with the ficus of Santo Domingo.We hope that it is now finally created and convened as soon as possible to investigate the ficus case and work on the lines contemplated by our motion, Relating to the establishment of criteria and lines for the replanting of trees and the planting of new specimens, and the choice of the most suitable species in each case. "

Yesterday's plenary also approved the motion of Now Murcia to request the appointment in the municipality of a Social Interlocutor, a figure contemplated by law and aimed at fighting hate crimes.

"This figure was approved in 2014 within a Protocol of the State Security Corps and Forces", explains the councilor, "and it is an expert person who would mediate with groups that at some point may be victims of this Type of offenses. "

Morales recalls that "a few months ago the Regional Assembly unanimously approved a similar motion filed by Podemos, but we consider it very interesting to bring the matter to the Plenum of the City of Murcia because there is a possibility that the Social Interlocutor in addition to being named at the national level or Regional level is named at the municipal level.We understand that with the events experienced in recent weeks in our municipality, with altercations carried out by groups of neofascist ideology, it would be beneficial to appoint this figure.

The councilor, on the other hand, regrets that the Plenary yesterday did not support the initiative of Now Murcia for the City Council to initiate the procedure for the declaration of Cultural Interest (BIC) of the Old Prison: "From Now Murcia we are convinced That we all have an obligation to take all the measures we can to protect our heritage, our history and our memory, and we consider that the BIC statement is one of the best measures that can be taken to achieve it. "

Morales shows his regret "because the City Council has lost this opportunity to bet decisively for the protection of the Old Prison and to ensure that its uses will be in accordance with its history." In Now Murcia we are clear that we do not want an Old Prison without Memory , And we will continue working so that it does not happen ".

Source: Ahora Murcia