What do they want to do with it (Google translate is blocked for moi... )
San Antonio City Council wants to accomplish with the help of the Balearic Government, a comprehensive redevelopment of the West End, an area that was left out of the last urban intervention in the historic center of the town of Portmany.
It is one of the interventions that will project a regional government technical team yesterday traveled to the island for this purpose. The team was led by director general of Tourism Management, Josep Aloy, who was accompanied by an architect of the department and two specialists in quality tourism.
The purpose of his visit was to begin work on drafting projects to improve the population as a tourist destination. technicians gathered at City Hall with the Councillor for Tourism and Finance, Vicent Ribas, and the Works and Services, Vincent Costa, in order to study the first actions that should be designed.
At this meeting it was decided to set up a technical committee to plan the work, which will be coordinated by the Consistory. A proposal of this organization will maintain contacts with the technical team Antoni Tur city engineer and manager of the marine resort, Judith Gargallo.
In the afternoon, Vicent Ribas was satisfied with this initial contact has played an commitment made ​​to the mayor, Pepita Gutierrez, both by the Minister of Tourism, Carlos Delgado, and the President of the Government, Jose Ramon Bauza, who announced his intention to deal San Antonio as a tourist area matures and therefore, writing projects works aimed at revitalizing the area.
precedents Documents Ribas noted that the work starts now as precedents have two documents prepared by previous teams in the Balearic Government, at the request of the City and the Consell. The first is the Integrated Action Plan and Reactivation of Sant Antoni de Portmany, dating from 2007, when Pere Palau was president of the insular institution and Josep Torres Cardona Minister of Tourism.
The second is a diagnostic study "comprehensive" as Vicent Ribas, held in 2009, with teams in both the Consell progressive as in the Govern. The report represents a blueprint for action over a period of ten years to improve the Villa de Portmany as a tourist destination. "The diagnostic test is done. Now it comes to writing projects and get to work, "said city spokesman, who added that his team aims to start work as soon as possible this year if possible. With regard to possible interventions in the West End, Ribas said the area needs improvement, as it has not been renovated in the last 20 years. He added that entrepreneurs are aware that district shall participate in the financing of the work. The Corporation considers priority infrastructure works necessary to enable the arrival of cruise ships to the port and the end of the promenade to Cala Gració Variades countries.