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The Municipal Socialist Group denounces that Plan Foresta 2030 pursues the policy of the photo and ignores the real needs of Murcia and Murcia.

"Currently there are species that are not where they belong: many throw resin dirty roads and vehicles, others generate pests or have roots that raise sidewalks and asphalt causing accidents but, after being eliminated, are replaced with the same species", Antonio Benito, socialist councilor.

The City of Murcia yesterday presented the First Day of the Tree of Murcia, which brought together experts from across the country to present a plan that supports the planting of 100,000 new specimens before 2030. This strategy seeks to double the number of trees in the whole of the municipality.

In order to start working on the project, an external audit of the current status of each of the specimens will be previously done, with which to obtain an accurate radiography of the state of the plantations that make up the municipal tree heritage.

The Municipal Socialist Group does not understand this proposal. "We continue with the policy of the photo, 100,000 new trees, 100,000 new photos, and we find it at least shocking that after 4 years of mandate, the Ballesta Government team will remember now to review the state of the trees of the municipality ", explains Antonio Benito, socialist mayor.

"That the City of Murcia does not know what state are its trees, parks and gardens is something worrying and that gives rise to many questions such as, why, plant 100,000 new specimens without knowing what state they are and how many new ones are needed? What will become of them when the flash of the camera goes off? Will they end up like many copies that we already have, dry and fallen? "the mayor asks.

On the other hand, José Ballesta, mayor of Murcia, explained that to carry out the report will use different techniques of the latest generation such as laser review, ultrasound, georadar and tomograph.

The socialist councilor everything seems the same grandiose cantinela of the previous mandate: "The application of these technologies is fine, but we think it would be much better to start by applying those simple techniques that our grandparents taught us how to water, prune and care with care and our tree care, making a true follow-up policy that will not allow the mayor to take many photos, but that will give a better image of the municipality as a whole, "declares Antonio Benito.

One of the points with which the socialist councilor is more dissatisfied is with the distribution of plantations.

"Only 10% will be for the alignments in districts, one more example of that model of self-absorbed municipality, forgetting the needs of the majority of the residents of Murcia who also want to travel through green and shaded public spaces." The socialist mayor denounces that "in the districts there are many citizens who complain about the state of the trees and the vegetation of parks and gardens, but there are also cases like La Raya, which does not have a single green space, and which does not are contemplated in this new plan, will they have to wait until 2040?

Finally, the socialist councilor has called for the City of Murcia to develop an action protocol for the care of that part of our heritage that is the trees.

"Before launching plans in order to generate headlines we must do a technical review of what we have, what we want to do and why." Many neighbors have the feeling that currently there are species that are not where they belong: many throw resin dirty the way and the vehicles, others generate pests or have roots that raise sidewalks and asphalt causing accidents but, after being eliminated, they are replaced with the same species.As managers of the public we can not allow that part of our heritage that is the woodland of the The municipality, which is destined to make the city more comfortable and healthy, is the subject of the umpteenth image campaign of the City Council, which, like many others, will only generate expenses and will not provide solutions, "says Benito.

Source: PSOE Murcia