The People's Party rejected in plenary, with its absolute majority, the PSOE's proposal to create an Advisory Council to replace the missing Culture Culture Board, created in 1987 and abolished in the latest wave of cuts pachequero Mayor Daniel García Madrid .
Socialist spokesman in pachequero Hall, Fernando Vera, has reported that this measure seeks PP "deprive associations and cultural groups of their influence in the cultural policies of the municipality, the only on that municipalities have responsibilities" .
Vera noted that eliminating the Board of Culture, created over 25 years ago and at the time allowed the development of a broad and comprehensive cultural policy, Torre Pacheco stood at the regional and district map in terms of quality activities and cultural programs that were developed in the same week as the Theatre-, and ended up turning this management model a reference for other municipalities nationwide.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the PSOE in Torre Pacheco, Juan Salvador Sánchez, lamented that "the Board of Culture has also succumbed to the cuts of the Popular Party, although his performance did not involve an extraordinary expense against, for example , hiring consultants and trusted staff has been conducting García Madrid team since coming to power. "
"It seems," said Sanchez Saura, "what you are looking for the Popular Party is to minimize the intervention of cultural players in local politics" and has made the elimination of the Board of Culture and Sports as "the latest example of backtracking on participation and democracy that the PP of Torre Pacheco leads us. "
Juan Salvador Sánchez has also stated that "culture is a major asset to the pachequeros can not give up."
Therefore, he stressed, "is very sad to see how, despite having a significant amount of material and human resources in the field of culture, the municipality of Torre Pacheco has resigned to strengthen the social and economic dimension of this sector in our municipality. "
Source: PSOE Torre Pacheco