According to the mayor, "the Ministry of Education to include in the Social Pact for Education this center" |
One of the most prominent of regular full month of July, held last Monday, was related to the construction of a new school in Jumilla and the transfer of land by the municipality for that purpose, an issue that has generated controversy in recent weeks.
In this way, both the municipal and the PP PSOE presented two proposals to start the file transfer of land to the Autonomous Region for the construction of a Center for Infant and Primary Education.
After intense debate in which all groups, including IU-LV, agreed on the need for this school, the proposals were approved unanimously with the intention of establishing a protocol of actions between the Ministry of Education and City Council Jumilla to fulfill the commitments of each party.
During the debate, attended by representatives of the educational community of Jumilla, the Mayor announced the meeting scheduled with the Minister of Education this morning and he invited the group spokespersons.
In this meeting attended by the Minister of Education, Training and Employment Sotoca Constantine, the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán, Councilwoman Olivares Fuensanta Education and the PSOE spokesman Jesús Sánchez and José Antonio Pérez IU and PP councilor Ramiro Garcia .
Francisco Abellán, has been assessed as very "positive and responsible" this meeting which showed that "the commitment and support of all, Jumilla going to have a school in the coming years, for what they are going to give up the land and counseling must meet the commitments to be picked up at the Social Compact for Education. "
Thus, according to the mayor, "the Ministry of Education to include in the Social Pact for Construction Education Center Preschool and Primary Jumilla and the council will formalize the assignment agreement before the month of October, if possible, including what are the characteristics, the plot, the meters, the boundaries and terms of both time and funding, which will have that next year school in 2011 or in subsequent years. "
Finally, Abellán added that "because we are an election year, it was necessary to make things very clear and the requirement of the municipality of Jumilla is that the agreement of transfer of land appear under what conditions and obligations to the Ministry of Education will take over the construction of this center. "
For its part, the plenary debate, both the Councillor for Education Fuensanta Olivares as the spokesman of the PP in the subject Ramiro Garcia and that of IU-LV José Antonio Pérez showed the importance and intention to work so that all this school is built.
The lands are to be assigned, 10,000 square meters, is located between Liberty Avenue and Avenue Tied to the Column Christ, next to the future headquarters of the Guardia Civil.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla