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The Socialist councilor, Andrea Garries remember that four years with the main cultural emblem of Murcia closed corresponding to a loss of 1,150 events and 800,000 people who have stopped going to the Teatro Romea so that a negative impact on trade and the hospitality of downtown

The Socialist councilor, Andrea Garries, has requested an explanation today for the removal and opening of files of the director of the Office of Technical Architecture, Antonio González Serna, who was in charge of the rehabilitation works of the Teatro Romea.

The mayor said that "this story is another chapter in the darkness and lack of transparency surrounding the rehabilitation of the main eternal cultural emblem of the city."

The PSOE mayor remembers "the clashes between the companies awarded the work and the City, continual delays the date of reopening and to reports that warned of the risk of collapse," have become a true rehabilitation crime novel that exemplifies the very poor municipal government of the PP Popular in this matter and that demonstrate the serious problems that this work has suffered.

"Many things have to do wrong when a six-month project stretching just four years as an initial estimate of 425,000 euros, the final cost is increased to 6.1 million euros.

In addition, Andrea Garries states that "closing the Romea Theatre for four years is a stab to the heart of the city that has also impacted negatively on trade and the hospitality of the center of Murcia".

"According to official data from the Town Hall in the 2006 season, the Teatro Romea 287 events were held 200,000 spectators and was therefore four years in Murcia has lost almost 1150 cultural events and 800,000 people have stopped going to the cultural emblem of the city ​​with the economic impact that this entails, "says the mayor of the PSOE.

Finally, the Socialist councilor regretted the suspension of the visit planned for today along with the other opposition groups and has once again expressed his desire that the Romea Theatre opens as soon as possible to the cultural heart of Murcia again beating.

Source: PSOE Murcia