Letter addressed to all property owners: official notification of the cessation of activities of the EUCC as of 1 November 2017 due to lack of funds (treasury at €3,927.51). The document marks a major turning point: the end of self-management and the transfer of responsibilities to the Town Hall of Pratdip.
1) Context and scope
- Recipients: all property owners of Planas.
- Nature: official notification of the cessation of EUCC activities.
- Effective date: from 1 November 2017 (maintenance stopped, staff dismissed).
- Effect: end of self-management and de facto transfer to the Town Hall of Pratdip for minimum services.
2) Reasons invoked
- Financial insufficiency: treasury limited to €3,927.51.
- Dismissals: end of contracts; maintenance is no longer ensured.
- Unpaid fees (morosos): non-payment of charges by part of the owners and difficult recovery.
- Effect of the TSJC ruling (21/07/2016): dissolution pronounced without enforcement modalities, creating legal uncertainty and a drop in payments.
3) Political criticism
- Lack of reaction from the town hall and local political actors.
- After the 2014 elections: Convergència (3 councillors, including the mayor); Unidos por Planas (1 councillor, withdrew in April 2017); PSC (3 councillors, opposition).
- Absence of an alternative majority: PSC + Unidos por Planas did not reach an agreement, maintaining a deadlock to the detriment of Planas.
4) Major denunciations
- Loss of jobs for staff, a situation described as “shameful”.
- Financial asymmetry: about €400,000/year of IBI and nuclear subsidies attributed to the municipality thanks to Planas, with no visible return in services.
- Municipal responsibility: implicit accusation of profiting from revenues without assuming service obligations.
5) Practical consequences
- As of 1 November 2017, no conservation service is ensured by the EUCC.
- Planas now depends entirely on municipal services (lighting, water, waste, roads, etc.).
- The letter includes a list of useful contacts (town hall, police, Mossos, fire brigade, Comaigua).
Importance of the document
- Act of rupture ending self-management by the EUCC.
- Transfer of responsibilities to the Town Hall of Pratdip, both legally and politically.
- Warning signal on local governance and the lack of political cooperation for the benefit of Planas.
References
- Document analyzed: information letter of the EUCC dated 31/10/2017, signed by Christian Peuman (president) and Marc Laloyaux (secretary).
- Benchmarks: ruling of dissolution of the EUCC (TSJC, 21/07/2016) and subsequent municipal decree.
