The socialist candidate for mayor of Murcia, Pedro López, announced today during a press conference that if elected mayor by the City Council will encourage the declaration of the Huerta de Murcia Tourist Interest Area, in collaboration with environmental organizations and groups that ensure the protection of our Huerta against the passivity of the authorities.
The PSOE candidate has stated that "the Garden is the main sign of identity of our town and the reference that Murcia is known in the rest of Spain and Europe, so you have to activate measures to enable developing the city while respecting its tradition orchard. Cases like what happened with the Wheel of The Ñora not be repeated again. "
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In addition, returning to the concept of Productive Huerta, Pedro López has also proposed the creation of a Denomination of Origin for Local Products Huerta de Murcia, coupled with promotion of a network to distribute these products in school canteens and hospitals.
The candidate noted that the concept of productive Huerta is one of the main thrusts of Murcia Plan 100%, because "the Socialists understand that Huerta should be seen as a major economic and tourist site friendly to the environment. To this end, announced that the project includes an ambitious plan for the recovery of water heritage, including the vast network of canals, windmills and Azarbe.
Lopez has stressed that in the past the canals were major routes of communication between the different districts and have vertebrate development of the municipality, as is built around numerous houses.
"Now they are in poor condition, have left to lose and many have been victims of a massive piping."
Given this situation, the Socialist candidate has raised "the recovery, protection and enhancement of the network of irrigation de la Huerta to preserve their social and environmental role, with the creation, around this area, paths and roads rejoin allow districts and small towns. "We want to make them nice places where walking or cycling to enjoy a unique landscape, undertaking a full recovery including shaded areas, fountains, gazebos and furniture."
Thus, Lee was convinced that if you generate a comfortable environment for leisure and will promote the emergence of small businesses associated with tourism and hospitality that would help boost the life of our parishes.
Source: PSOE Murcia