Camposol residents without water meters.

The recent action by the Council in removing Masa as the developer of Camposol has highlighted the problem of houses without water meters.

The council have taken over the responsibility for water and sewage.

Once the Council have finalised arrangements with the water company the owners of houses without meters will need to register for a meter and water supply.

Details on how and exactly when to do this have not been finalised but the Camposol Residents Association have been asked to help to keep residents informed of developments.

From Monday 2nd May residents without water meters can register their interest with the CRA who will undertake to contact them directly by phone or email as soon as information is available. This should ensure that no one is cut off.

To register, please attend the CRA cabin, on the car park opposite Sector B Commercial Centre, Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays, between 11am and 1pm.

If you are in the UK, you can register by email to info@cracamposol.com
By post to CRA, A.C.1528, Camposol, Mazarron, Murcia 30875
Or by phone to the Duty Committee Person on 634 364 739

Bob Owen
Chairman

Blay and GÁLVEZ MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORS CAMPOSOL

This meeting is a continuation of the proceedings that the Consistory is undertaking in relation to the urbanization of Camposol

This morning the mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco Blaya, and the Councillor for Foreign Residents Care, Jacqueline Gálvez, met with two groups of residents of Camposol Social Center ‘Los Palacios. “

This meeting, a continuation of other meetings held in recent months, is intended to continue reporting procedures that the Consistory is doing in relation to the urbanization of Camposol.

In fact, last Friday the government team, in its Committee on Government gave its approval to the withdrawal of the developer provided a mass. This determination is materialized recently claim to take legal action against the company in order to intervene in Camposol and restore normalcy, providing a minimum service required.

Once again the minutes will be posted under the correct heading when Jackie returns from the UK

Sandy

Council Meeting 20th April 2011 at Los Palacios Cultural Centre

Following a ‘neighbourhood’ meeting and a ‘question & answer’ session with various parties who are working for the good of Camposol, a further meeting was held for the CRA and Sector A Committees.

Present were Mayor Blaya Blaya, Jackie Galvez and Juan Carlos ( the council lawyer, exclusively for Camposol, and Camposol problems.)

After a brief resume of what had happened on January 28th, the Mayor went onto explain the present position.

The first thing that has been achieved, was to guarantee the declaration through Aqualia, which involved getting the water treatment plant working and stopping the raw sewerage escaping onto the roads.

Also, they have been gradually working on the electricity, but, this has been very slow, as there was a debt to Iberdrola which had to be settled before the work could commence to start to get the supply back, and install new meters This debt has been paid by the Council, and we will be given details of the amount shortly from the industrial engineer. The Council are also paying for all the new cabling and meters which are necessary to restore all of the lighting eventually

In the meantime, Masa had appealed against the decree which was issued on January 28th, asking for various proofs, which the Council supplied. Masa then appealed again, but as this was basically delaying tactics, they were told by the Governing Council last Friday, that the position of developer for the infrastructure had definitely been taken away from them.

Masa can still take the Council to court, but this could take years, and in the meantime, they cannot prevent the Council working on Camposol

The Council can only deal with the problems on a mid to long term basis. When the emergency measures have been completed, then they will look at the long term issues.

This will include forming a public company (within the Council) to manage the utilities and cleaning for the urbanisation, and also a system of maintenance. Anyone who at present does not have a water meter, is to be urged to apply for one, as, eventually, the water will be disconnected from villas without a meter. The water bill for May/June will be paid to the Council, but there is NO NEED to cancel your direct debits to Justo Y Manoli, as this will be adjusted by Aqualia.

However, the system of management of Camposol and its problems is not determined yet, as they are on the middle of different negotiations.

The Mayor then stated, that the priorities after the emergency solutions are finished, is to resolve what is in the planning – for example, the rambla, the bridge, houses in the incorrect areas, and the certificates of habitation.

All of these are going to take time, but must be done correctly and carefully, so that in the eventuality, it will stand up to any court case, which could arise.

Beryl Holland, asked what would happen to these plans if there was a change of Government in May. The reply was ‘I have no idea’!! . The Council obviously have their own plans and ideas for us, but cannot say what anyone else will do.

Beryl then asked if the PP were re-elected, could they then turn round and say ‘you will have to have an entity’. The answer was a definite no.

The Mayor then asked for confirmation of the statement made in February, saying that we would be treated in the same way as all the other residents of Mazarrón and the Puerto, with no additional charges for services. The answer was yes.

The Mayor said he considers the Turístico issue a minor problem, just a “denomination”, and that it was a state law and not a regional one. He considers that other things are more important at the moment

In conclusion, it was stated that the action the Council took in January, is unprecedented, but it is going to mean a lot of work and time spent, before things even start to improve. The Council will need our co-operation, as we are the people living in Camposol. There is no longer Masa, there is the Council and Camposol together, and whilst the Council admit that in the past they could have done things differently, we now have to look to the future

NOTES ON MEETING WITH MAZARRON GUARDIA CIVIL
14TH APRIL 2011
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the security issues of Camposol.

Those present :-
Luis Canova
2 Guardia Civil Officers
Bob Owen
Les Crook
Bernard Holland
Adrian Denner
Brian Jermyn

Luis translated for the meeting.

The Guarda Civil officers one lieutenant and one sergeant were not identified for security reasons.

The Guarda Civil officers said that firstly “Security begins at home”. Keep your home as secure as possible by fitting bars to windows and doors, using good, strong locks, having sufficient external lighting around your house and grounds and fitting an alarm system.

Bob asked if it was possible to have an English speaking liaison officer. This was refused as none of the current detachment of officers speaks English

GC then spoke about collaboration with the police. Report to them anything suspicious or out of the ordinary. Be aware of strangers, especially in the hours of darkness. Give as much information as possible. Make and colour of suspicious cars, take note of the registration number and a description of the occupants.
If you have to report an incident ring 112 and say “Habla Ingles”, there is a good chance that someone will speak some English and be able to help. If not use simple Spanish words to say what has happened and where. The GC said they will provide these words that operators receiving the message will understand and be able to get help to you as soon as possible. The downside of using 112 is that local police will be sent first, much to the GC´S annoyance, as the delay often hampers their investigations. If you can speak basic Spanish it is far quicker to ring the GC direct on 968 594 103.

Brian raised the subject of roads on B sector not having name boards. Luis undertook to provide the GC with maps showing street names.

It was emphasised that unless all incidents were reported it was difficult to plan patrols or get additional officers allocated to the area.

GC went on to explain that the area they have to cover is 541 sq kilometers, stretching from the Port to the whole of the Mazarron area and surrounding villages and reaches as far as Ramonette in Lorca. They have less than 50 officers to cover this very large area and therefore there may be delays in getting someone to the incident.

The question was asked that if there were 2 burglaries, for instance, one in Camposol and the other in Mazarron Town, which one would take preference. The GC assured us that each incident is judged on it’s merits, e.g physical violence, danger to life, etc.

Bob asked if a patrol car could be put on the roundabout on Sector B from say 2am to 5 am to stop all cars and ask, if they are not resident, why they are on Camposol. The GC said that there are at least 15 other ways on to Camposol from fields, hills and woods. When asked if these could be blocked GC said this is not possible as they are on private land and blocking them would be illegal without the owner’s consent.

Luis said that he is responsible for the Security company which operates on Camposol and it is a good deterrent to would be burglars. They patrol Camposol looking after their customer’s homes. He said he wasn’t touting for business but pointed out that the more members he had the better service he could offer and he could reduce his prices if enough people joined. Bob Owen agreed to speak to Luis to see if a good deal could be negotiated for the benefit of the owners on Camposol.

All those present agreed that at this point that further discussion was not necessary and we thanked Luis and the GC officers for attending the meeting.

At the point of publishing these notes we are still waiting for the GC to provide us with the recognised terminology when reporting incidents.

regards Bob