Los Verdes to hold Surgeries on the Coast

[Ellsam]

Hi Everyone,

We are pleased to announce the first of the ongoing local surgeries to be held by LOS VERDES (The Green Party) in Orihuela Costa, at 10.30 am on Wednesday the 11th June 2008 at the Celtic Isle in Playa Flamenca.

Any Resident, irrespective of which political party they support, that has a problem; such as registering onto the Padron, registering on the Central Register of Foreigners (Residence Certificate), obtaining a SIP card, inadequate security in their area, being fed up with rubbish not being collected around their locality, and many others; that they feel the Los Verdes Councillors may be able to help with, then this is the opportunity to tell us.

Councillor Monserrate Guillén will be present to talk to the Residents. Members of LOS VERDES will be available to translate if necessary for English, German, French, Swedish, and of course Spanish.

It is the intention to hold the surgeries on a fortnightly basis, and in addition there is the day to day local availability of access to the LOS VERDES Working Group for Orihuela Costa, made up of members who live in the area.

Regards,

Elliot Sampford,
English Spokesman - Orihuela Costa,
LOS VERDES (The Green Party) of Orihuela,
Blog: 'Clean up the Costa'
Blog: Los Verdes in Orihuela Costa

[Ellsam]

I would like to clarify how the Los Verdes Surgeries in Orihuela Costa will be organised as there appears to be some confusion amongst some residents.

The Surgery is open to any resident who lives within the Orihuela Municipality, irrespective of which party they support, but we would hope to give priority to those living in Orihuela Costa. It will be an opportunity for a resident, or representatives of a group of residents, to have a personal meeting with Monserrate Guillén, the Los Verdes Councillor responsible for the coast, or a member of the Orihuela Costa Working Group, to discuss their (resident) individual concerns or problems.

It is the aim to keep the personal meetings to approximately 10 minutes each, and where more time is required to fully cover a matter a follow up meeting will be arranged. The surgery will be open for approximately 2 hours. We will have translation facilities provided by members of Los Verdes.

It is not intended for the Surgeries to be presentations followed by an open discussion forum type of meeting. Where a subject of general public interest requires such a meeting we will hold one, but that is not the role of the Surgeries.

I hope this has helped to clarify any confusion that may exist.

Please tell all your friends and neighbours

Elliot Sampford,
English Spokesman - Orihuela Costa,
LOS VERDES (The Green Party) of Orihuela,
Blog: Clean up the Costa
Blog: Los Verdes in Orihuela Costa

[Ellsam]

CLARO supporters don’t need to feel disenfranchised.

For the attention of CLARO members & supporters.

“Orihuela Costa remains unrepresented in the new Town Hall”, and “It is incomprehensible that an area with 30% of the registered population does not elect a single counsellor to represent the interests of the people living here”, are misleading statements by the leaders of CLARO that have appeared in past editions of the party’s newsletter.

The interests of residents of Orihuela Costa are represented on the Town Council by LOS VERDES, through its three elected councillors, lead by Monserrate Guillén, who lives locally.

If you have a problem that you wish to discuss directly with the LOS VERDES (The Green Party) Councillor for the Coast, the surgery on the 11th June 2008 is your opportunity.

The leaders of CLARO state in a past newsletter, “Through this newsletter, we will be able to publicise your problems so the authorities in the Orihuela Town Hall will be in no doubt as to what they must do to carry out their duties and obligations”. This assumes the PP will bother to read the newsletter. They (CLARO leaders) have to do it this way because they do not have any direct representation within the Ayuntamiento or on the Town Council, unlike LOS VERDES.

Take the opportunity now, and in the future, to talk face to face to a representative of an elected municipal opposition party within the Ayuntamiento about your concerns. It’s your right as a resident and an electorate.

LOS VERDES (The Green Party) of Orihuela are fully aware of, and proud of, their responsibility to represent all residents of Orihuela Costa; so come along if you have a problem or concern and see if we can help. If you can’t attend the surgery on the 11th June 2008 come to a future one.


Elliot

'Clean up the Costa'
Los Verdes in Orihuela Costa

[Ellsam]

LOS VERDES First Surgery in Orihuela Costa is a Success!

Today saw the first LOS VERDES Surgery to be held in Orihuela Costa and all those Residents who had a face to face meeting with Monserrate Guillén, LOS VERDES Councillor for the Coast, commented that they felt their meeting to be most useful. It was said that it is good to be able to speak directly and freely to an elected representative who could act on their behalf to deal with the bureaucracy and indifferent, and in some cases rude, attitude shown to them by the Ayuntamiento. All the Residents will receive an answer to the many points that were discussed.

Monserrate Guillén was kept busy for a full two hours from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. There were no problems with communications as LOS VERDES members were there to translate.

Future meetings will be held at the Celtic Isle in Playa Flamenca, with dates being announced on the ‘LOS VERDES in Orihuela Costa’ Blog, on the chat forums on torrevieja.co.uk and torrevieja.com, and hopefully in the local newspapers. The next meeting is provisionally scheduled for either the 25th or 26th June (final date to be confirmed).

In order to try to reduce any waiting time on the day, we would suggest that anyone wishing to have a meeting could contact a member of the LOS VERDES Working Group for Orihuela Costa prior to the meeting, by telephone on 965319660 (English) or 965328190 (Multilingual), email at losverdesorihuela@yahoo.es , or via the personal message facility on the chat forums.

Elliot