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Ruben Juan Serna, spokeswoman for Union Progress and Democracy in the city of Murcia, states that maintain facilities Old Jail as a building with a culture only use "would lose a value that could merge with the hospitality and tourism" and " thus serve dynamic element from economically ".

Serna explains, "so delicate right now need bold and imaginative decisions and be able to devise new alternatives that allow us to get out of this situation."

"Allocate a building in the center of the capital would be exclusively for cultural purposes from our point of view an error and even unwise."

For the mayor of Murcia UPyD "hospitality and traditional trade part is holding right now with great fortitude and therefore why not call private initiative to establish businesses" maintaining a cultural part.

Murcia UPyD insists his proposal that led to the Plenary of the Consistory in February 2012 to convert the building into a commercial food market, culture and cuisine, also allowing preserve the artistic and historic character of the building.

"It would," he concludes, "the creation of new jobs, support to small businesses and revitalize traditional downtown Murcia", which combined with the rehabilitation and preservation of its architectural would be a major boost tourism both economically and door entrance to the Garden and cuisine of Murcia.

Source: UPyD Murcia