Restoring Public Lighting in Planes del Rei: A Vital Emergency
A situation unworthy of a state governed by the rule of law
Dear members of our association, dear neighbors of Planes del Rei,
Since October 31, 2017, our urbanization has lived in darkness. Public lighting has disappeared, plunging our streets into total insecurity. Crime has tripled. At nightfall, our streets resemble those of 1930s Chicago during Prohibition — but without the joys of the Cotton Club.
Concrete facts, victimized neighbors
A telling example: in the upper part of calle Lirio, out of five houses, four were vandalized.
- One house was squatted.
- Another was burgled in broad daylight at 5 PM, and the guard dog was neutralized with a taser.
- Two others were broken into, with their front doors forced open.
And all this happened within just a few weeks. We all feel this is going to end badly.
An endless “consultation phase”
We are told the municipality has entered a “consultation phase”… But meanwhile, insecurity is growing, and the town hall remains passive.
Trivial expenses compared to our taxes
The last electricity bill paid to Endesa for public lighting in Planes del Rei amounted to less than €5,000 for a whole year.
At the same time, the residents of the urbanization pay about €250,000 in IBI to the town hall each year. This contempt is unacceptable.
The courts are on our side
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia confirmed, in a final appeal ruling dated May 10, 2021, that the town hall must execute the dissolution order of the EUCC from July 21, 2016 “in good faith”. Clearly, that is far from the case.
What the law says
The Law 7/1985 of April 2, Regulating the Bases of Local Regime, clearly obliges municipalities to provide several mandatory services:
- Public lighting
- Cemetery
- Household waste collection
- Street cleaning
- Drinking water supply
- Sewage
- Access and paving of public roads
These are the minimum services that every town hall must provide, even in non-receptioned urbanizations.
An institutionalized lie
For more than ten years, the town hall has claimed we are a “private estate”. Yet despite our repeated requests, it has never provided a single legal document to support this claim.
The dissolution of the EUCC, confirmed by the courts, eliminates the administrative intermediary between our urbanization and the town hall. We now depend directly on the municipality.
A partial reception that raises questions
The report by the Baix Camp architect dated March 31, 2021, led the town hall to officially receive a large parcel of green areas.
But then, why not also calle Lirio, calle Magnolia, calle Narcisso…? Where is the logic?
We demand action
We can no longer carry on like this.
We demand the immediate restoration of public lighting throughout the Planes del Rei urbanization.
Sign the petition here. It will be submitted to the town hall, our lawyer, and the relevant authorities.
The Asociación de Vecinos de Planes del Rei (SOS Planas)
Acuerdo con la petition
MONJO sur 16 juillet 2021 à 20 h 47 min
Je soutiens votre action
Peeters-Plaitin sur 16 juillet 2021 à 20 h 49 min
Nous signons la pétition pour rétablir l’électricité à Planes
Brigitte BYL sur 16 juillet 2021 à 20 h 49 min
Je confirme ma participation à la pétition
Micheldecroly@hotmail.com sur 16 juillet 2021 à 23 h 07 min
Et dire que ce triste sire se fout impunément de toute l’Entité de Planas et négligé ses obligations il est indigne de sa situation. Rien ne bougera tant que ce paysan continuera de gérer Pratdip et Planas….
H&nne Damsgaard sur 17 juillet 2021 à 13 h 35 min
je soutiens toute action pour notre planas del rey,electricité,eau,egouts,route etc…
Laloyaux marc sur 17 juillet 2021 à 13 h 55 min
Il n’y a plus du tout d’éclairage public depuis le 23 janvier 2018 mais avant cette date l’éclairage était déjà déficient à pas mal d’endroits. C’est une honte de voir que des élus adoptent de telles attitudes envers une partie de leur population car nous sommes tous citoyens de PRATDIP.
Bruno DUISIT sur 17 juillet 2021 à 14 h 55 min
Je signe cette pétition.
Nous ne sommes pas des résidents de seconde zone !!!
JEAN LUC BONNEAU sur 17 juillet 2021 à 16 h 19 min
je souhaite etre sur la petition immediatement . Il est clair que Planas est en danger de securite.La police ne fait plus de ronde depuis trop longtemps.. Il faut que la presse soit avec nous et mettre tout en oeuvre pour faire voir au public le manque flagrant de responsabilite de la mairie qui a ete sommee de faire le suivi .si rien n’ai fait, elle est en defaut .
merci et je soutiens a 100% .
ALAIN HUET sur 18 juillet 2021 à 9 h 23 min
Je signe également la pétition pour le retablissement de l’éclairage public à PLANAS
dario garcia el 19 julio 2021 a las 12 h 57 min
Creo que seria bueno llegar a un acuerdo con el Aytmo sin dejar de reclamar nuestros derechos
gracias
Have read your information. It really cannot be explained with words that the town hall in Pratdip can do what it wants, why are there laws in Spain. We pay and pay IBI annually, that is our duty, but the town hall in Pratdip should also fulfill their duties, that is law. It is shameful that you remind again and again what the town hall has to take over, it is actually punishable.
The mayor has a responsibility, as he accepts the IBI from Planes, to make sure the inhabitants are safe !
No light can not be accepted as safe ! The mayor needs to be called to account and explain why he is not doing his job !