Saturday, November 15, 2008

A heated session

The first plenary session for the Bigastro Town Council following the resignation of José Joaquín Moya was by all accounts a tense affair.

First off, the acting mayoress had decided to reduce the number of seats available for the public. Sensing this, some of the townsfolk waited an hour outside in the cold to make sure they got a place.

The first complaint from the PP centered round the fact that information had not been given to them 48 hours before the meeting as required by law. Following that, the meeting took the form of a sparring match between Aurelio Murcia for the PP and Raúl Valerio for the PSOE which continued after the session finished.

It was only on point six, which was an item about changes to the local tax rates (A reduction in the rate applied to IBI and a rise in vehicle taxes) that seemed to be some accord.

Inmaculada Martínez apparently controlled the debate well by allowing each three minutes in turn. By all accounts though she was merely a spectator to the bitter discussions that took place.

It seems that when one target gets taken away, another pops up to take its place.

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