In response to repeated water cuts and the lack of maintenance of public lighting in Planas del Rey, several residents have decided to take action. Official complaints were filed with the Reus Court during the summer.
Minimum services still not provided
Despite the legal obligations incumbent upon municipalities, the Pratdip Town Hall still refuses to intervene in Planas del Rey. Neither the supply of drinking water nor public lighting is properly ensured, causing anger among residents.
Following the numerous water cuts in recent months and the municipal inaction regarding broken streetlights, several complaints have been filed by residents, including Gérard, Fred, and Conchita, with the Reus Court.
A growing mobilisation
These individual legal actions are part of a broader desire for collective mobilisation. The SOS Planas association encourages all property owners to join this initiative and gather to file joint complaints if necessary.
This citizen movement aims to uphold residents’ fundamental rights and to remind that minimum public services are a legal obligation, not a favour granted by the town hall.
An ongoing, unresolved conflict
For years, tensions have persisted between the residents of Planas del Rey and the Pratdip Town Hall. In 2018, protests had already taken place to demand essential services. The judicial dissolution of the EUCC in 2016 was not followed by concrete action, and the municipality continues to hide behind the lack of official reception of the urbanisation.
Yet, as Catalan law clearly states, inhabited areas must receive, whether officially received or not, a minimum level of essential services: water, roads, lighting, and waste collection.
Documents
2018-08-24-denonciation-gerard-fred-reus
2018-08-24-denonciation-conchita-reus
