The association, of great national and international reputation for his work in defense of heritage, accepted the proposal of the Mayor to become observer of the works within the plan of transparency and participation that governs this process.
This body, which holds the presidency of honor Reina manages the Spanish candidates in the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra.
This morning we signed the cooperation agreement for the development of the master plan and subsequent actions.
Experts Hispania Nostra Association have joined today the draft recovery site of San Esteban driving the City and the Autonomous Community, collaborating in the drafting of the master plan and subsequent action.
Their presence reinforces the assurance that the process will be conducted with rigor and excellence parameters necessary, with strict adherence to guidelines for protection of historical heritage and dedication to restore the use and enjoyment of this space for public use and citizen duly integrated into an urban environment such centrality and importance.
The company, which holds the presidency of honor Reina manages the Spanish candidates in the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra.
The Mayor, José Ballesta, and the president of the Hispania Nostra Association, Araceli Pereda, have signed cooperation protocol between the two institutions at a ceremony attended by Minister of Culture and regional government spokesman, Noelia Arroyo.
In the same incorporating this entity as a supervisor of the works within the plan of participation and transparency that accompanies this strategic project for the city is regulated.
Hispania Nostra will be considered advisory body, participation and technical advice for the preparation of the master plan of the urban environment of San Esteban and the archaeological site of the suburb of "Arrixaca New" and its subsequent actions, so that the City will convene the fundamental steps of the process to have their advice and recommendations.
Specifically, the association will issue recommendations on the report of the Technical Specification to be drawn up for the bidding of the master plan and its contents.
This plan is primarily responsible design a multidisciplinary technical objectives, open to society, transparent, sustainable and inclusive of the most representative social aspirations and the mission to make them compatible with the public aspiration for enhancement of the archaeological site and recovery of public space and public use, duly integrated in an urban environment such centrality and importance.
To carry it out, Hispania Nostra appoint a representative to serve on the committee of experts to act as advisory body to the contractor who has entrusted the development of the master plan.
Citizen Consensus
The incorporation of "observers" who have accepted the invitation of the Mayor to get involved in the project of San Esteban-to which the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain and the Santa María la Real Historical and Heritage Foundation will soon join, is due Plan participation and transparency that accompanies this strategic project for the city, which counts among its defining elements essential to the pursuit of national consensus.
With this premise, the protocol signed today notes that the main objective of the action is the enhancement of the archaeological site of San Esteban and its surroundings, allowing the city to have a space that can become a reference point first cultural level and tourism.
The Mayor, José Ballesta, expressed his gratitude to Hispania Nostra for his "participation and support for this project is set to become one of the most important taking place in Murcia in the coming years, to the point of becoming a pole Attraction and regarding future for the city. "
"We want to turn around and transform a problem into an opportunity," said Ballesta, who also noted that "we are trying to do our work with maximum participation and transparency," and took the opportunity to reiterate the appeal to citizens , groups and institutions to align themselves with this project "we have always wanted to develop an open, participatory and cross process."
From the technical standpoint, the mayor has said that the master plan "put on the table the best solutions that will guarantee objectivity and reliability, for which the advice of Hispania Nostra and other institutions will be essential."
In the coming weeks they will be finalized the technical requisites and administrative clauses, which will have the master plan before year-end.
Four decades serving the heritage
The Hispania Nostra association, which has a large national and international recognition, will meet next year four decades in the service of heritage conservation, its defense, safeguarding and enhancement.
In his defense of cultural heritage develops numerous programs, among which the annual meetings of associations and organizations related to the cultural heritage, support for other associations in this field, the organization of conferences, thematic cycles, workshops and debates on matters related with good practice.
In his defense of cultural heritage develops numerous programs, among which the annual meetings of associations and organizations related to the cultural heritage, support for other associations in this field, the organization of conferences, thematic cycles, workshops and debates on matters related with good practice and all its aims and publications as the magazine Hispania Nostra and Cultural Heritage and Law.
It grants Hispania Nostra Awards for Best Practices in conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage since 2012, and the Spanish applications in the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra.
Besides the agreement with Hispania Nostra, the Governing Board approved at its last meeting to sign two separate protocols on similar terms with the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain and the Santa María la Real Historical Heritage Foundation.
Experts of this institution offered this afternoon at 18.30 hours, a conference-debate presentation in the auditorium of City Hall Annex Building.
The meeting will be chaired by Councilman Works, Roque Ortiz, and intervene in it the president of the association, Araceli Pereda, Vice President Carlos Morenés, and the general coordinator, Barbara Lamb.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia