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The socialist candidate for mayor of Murcia took part today in a 'Quedada Walker' to value the lungs of the city of Murcia, "which combine the recreational, cultural and environmental use, with its financial resources and defend against the urban threats "
The PSOE's candidate for mayor of Murcia, José Ignacio Gras, today defended the public use of regional Parque El Valle-Carrascoy, "as one of the great lungs of the municipality for the use and enjoyment of the public and one of the axles Friendly Murcia building to which we aspire, against the threats of uncontrolled urban development has been one of the hallmarks of the municipal governments of the last twenty years. "
Gras made these remarks after attending this Saturday morning in a 'Walker Quedada' in which participated a __ people, including several members of the municipal candidacy of PSOE.
The group has walked several kilometers through various paths and tracks in this natural setting, led by Gras itself, since this is a connoisseur of the various routes that runs on weekends for years.
According to José Ignacio Gras, "we have to reconcile the use and enjoyment of the spaces of mountain with the economic component that has the park, since we can not forget the agricultural or livestock use of the area as well as activities related to the environment and become second home area, resources to be taken into account, especially with smallholders linked to those activities. "
The socialist candidate is aware, in terms of recreational use of the area, that come into play different interests between users of the park, and hikers and mountain bikers, "so you have to drive to the City Council that They sit at a table each of the parties to establish agreements for the best use of the area. "
He also stressed the cultural importance of this site, in particular by the various archaeological sites that are included in the Regional Park Valley, as the archaeological complex of El Verdolay and villages such as Santa Catalina, sanctuaries of worship in the Cerro de Light and in the foothills of San Antonio the Poor, and burials as the Treasury Cabecico and sericulture station.
"All this archaeological complex is extraordinarily valuable to know the origins of our culture. It is important to its value to perform the actions of conservation, protection and interpretation, incorporating the possible cultural and tourist routes from our municipality."
He also recalled the initiatives presented in recent years by socialist representatives in the Neighborhood Council of La Alberca, in the sense that the social, cultural and economic development would be facilitated if finally the area is declared a World Biosphere Reserve.
As the use of the current Forest House Valley of neighborhood development activities, as already covered by other facilities currently assigned to various groups.
In this sense, according to Gras, "both the city administration and the regional should establish mechanisms for citizen participation to reconcile the various interests at play in the area."
For the Socialist candidate is a red line that must not be exceeded, and that has to do with the adoption of measures to curb the uncontrolled urban development that threatens the Park of El Valle, "since recent years this has been the hallmark of the planning policies of the municipal government of the PP. We can not allow private interests take precedence over the public, so require strict compliance to ensure environmental protection of the area. "
At the end of the hiking tour, both Jose Ignacio Gras like other members of his candidacy that have participated in the 'Hangout' have spoken with neighbors and park users in the kiosk of the raft, next to the hostel, to hear firsthand the problems they see in this place and propose solutions.
Source: PSOE Murcia
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