Note from IU + LV:
Today we have known through the press the decision of the Directorate General of Culture referred to the way it should be the archaeological excavations at the place of the present Garden of St. Stephen as a precursor to any work in the area.
From the United Left Group + The Greens in the city of Murcia, we welcome the resolution adopted which requires lifting the total area within the park, since it coincides with the option that our group has publicly defended against the intention of City Council conduct a partial survey, by tasting, which would in any way possible to obtain a complete perspective to interpret and evaluate the archaeological remains that may be in the area.
Following this decision, the United Left group now claims that the Greens prospecting is done with all warranties and this necessarily has prevented excavation control rest with the construction company, which no doubt by all means try to minimize the value of the possible findings.
This, it seems important in all cases, it is even more in this, the location and environment of San Esteban which can be expected that important archaeological finds that are part of the common cultural heritage of all Murcia.
We therefore call it the Directorate General of Culture and values that lead directly to the archaeological work, and appoint a director of excavations which may well act independently.
In this way we ensure that the asset valuation is done with the criteria that should really take effect, the common interest and not the interest of the concessionaire for the construction of parking and avoid conditions the work of professional archeology are watching his hiring by companies in future projects is in many cases based on how they behaved in previous excavations.
Source: IU+LV Ayuntamiento de Murcia