EDUCATION AID AND ENERGY SAVING IN ORIHUELA NEWS THIS WEEK

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The second mayor of Orihuela, Antonia Moreno, has announced that the registration period for financial assistance for parents of young students of Orihuela will open until October the 10th. A 12,000 euro budget has been approved for the assistance, with the hope of offering up to 300 euro for those families who are struggling through the financial crisis, but the final amount per student cannot be determined until the number of approved applicants has been collated. Last year the families received 74 euro as their share towards sending their children to school in Orihuela.

The review period for which the claims for rights of closing the public walkway near the Bella Vista urbanisation has closed, with all claims having been rejected. The town hall planning department are now able to pursue the case to the next stage which they hope will ultimately recover the public land for use of the citizens of the municipality, albeit through a long drawn out legal process.

A contract valued at 146.100,24 euro has been awarded this week, which will see a private company carry out a detailed audit of energy consumption in the municipality of Orihuela, which will be completed in a period of not longer than 6 months. The aim is to look at all elements of energy and money saving measures, both in terms of renewing antiquated systems, looking at municipal buildings and seeing how much could be saved off the 5 million euro annual electricity bill that the municipality pays each year. The implementation of the energy audit should allow savings up to 20% in five years, which can be 50% within a decade.

As part of the “Coastal Cleanup Campaign” this year, in which volunteers are rewarded with a free portion of a giant paella for assisting in cleaning the beaches of the coast, the day has now been turned into an event that will see an multimedia cinematic information display inside a 360 degree projected spherical cinema, advice and information points on both the environment and energy, and an eco-market offering hand-made and ecological goods and products. Volunteers still need to register to ensure enough food to go round, which can be done at the town hall, with social and community groups from inland areas already signing up to join their coastal neighbours in what will be a community driven exercise of information and assistance to benefit all.

Councillor for the coast of Orihuela, Martina Schreurer, has revealed that since taking the office responsible for the coast, her department has spent some 300,000 euro on improvements in the area. This expense covers such small items as replacing missing handrails, to larger projects such as beach access walkways and the purchasing of additional rubbish bins. The councillor intends to provide a detailed statement on the projects soon.

The Orihuela Costa will be launching a survey to find out what bus users want from their public transport network, with the aim of improving the service within the current budget of 220,000 euro per year. The Tuesday bus to Orihuela for example is now under threat, as passenger numbers are barely existent, so the 1,000 euro per month spent on that link, which last week carried just one passenger, could well be put to better use elsewhere. The questionnaire will be available on the Orihuela town hall website and from the town hall, with all bus users asked to give their opinion for suggestions of improving the service.

The Department of Environment has distributed battery collection containers in local primary schools around the area, in an initiative with the Ecopilas foundation who are responsible for both providing the containers, as well as collecting the batteries for recycling or disposal in a correct and environmentally friendly manner.

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