On Wednesday, August 9, our association was received by Mrs. Silvia Carrillo, the new Mayor of Pratdip. Three members of the Board were present: Frédéric Zuccheretti, JM Delchef (Jim), and our president Gérard Marais.

A respectful and constructive welcome

For the first time, we must emphasize it, the AVPR – SOS Planas was received with respect and cordiality by the Town Hall. We began the meeting by congratulating Mrs. Carrillo on her electoral victory.

Our demands reaffirmed

We presented the consistent goals of our association: to make the residents of Planes del Rei full citizens, with the same rights and duties as those of Pratdip.

We recalled that our action is a legal resistance to the abuses of former mayors, and that our legal actions have been driven by the need to uphold the most basic rights.

Documents submitted

We handed her two essential documents:

• A summary of the legal actions taken since the 2016 court ruling and the obligations it entails.
• A copy of the administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) filed in December 2021 against the excessive works the former mayor wanted the residents to pay 100% for, even though the municipality owns 45% of the urbanization.

We reiterated our request for the enforcement of Article 26 of Law 7/1985 of April 2 on local governance, requiring the provision of minimum public services, starting with street lighting.

On the integration of Planes

We expressed our incomprehension regarding the partial integration of the urbanization (only the green areas), especially since these areas have remained unchanged since 1965. Mrs. Carrillo also admitted not understanding this decision.

She assured us of her commitment to transparency and her willingness to personally take charge of urbanization-related matters.

A new openness

We welcome this new approach, especially since she expressed her readiness to meet with our lawyer, Maître Barquin — a historic first for our association.

Conclusion

This first meeting was very positive. But only concrete actions from the Town Hall, in line with legality and justice, will truly meet the expectations of the residents.

For AVPR – SOS Planas
President, Gérard Marais