Jumilla could become an important center for the development of the industries involved in the exploitation of ornamental stone mainly marble, counting in its broadest term, with one of the most important quarries of this material throughout the Region.
This became clear at the meeting held last Wednesday, the mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez, with employers quarry with holdings in the town, meeting which was also attended by the Director General of Environment, Maria Encarnacion Molina, and Director General of Industry, Energy and Mines, Alfonso Ramon Garcia, responsible for showing the commitment of the Regional Directors with the expansion of this industry in Jumilla.
Thus, according to the Mayor "is the duty of the City, and the mayor, will encourage the development of these industries in our town, with which no doubt the economic fabric of Jumilla be revitalized, without the social profitability that would result, the labor market participation of hundreds of Jumillano Jumillano ".
Enrique Jimenez, "this meeting is a first step to value potential Jumilla material regarding the extraction of marble, and put the city at the forefront of this industry in the region."
During the meeting, also attended by the President of the Association of Marble Alicante, Juan Antonio Santo, and important regional industries engaged in the extraction of natural stone, the possibility of amending the Fiscal Municipal Ordinance was studied in order to facilitate as much as possible, the administrative building for new businesses in the town procedures, and thereby allow, "that in addition to companies responsible for removing the material can treat the same industries in the town."
Moreover, said former mayor of Jumilla, "the City will have a special zeal to enforce strictly the rules for the care of the mountains, so that the balance is ensured between economic profitability and care environment that will be affected in any case. "
This is the first meeting of this kind is done in Jumilla, which was highly appreciated by employers, such as the commitment to three involved, between the City, the Community and the industries concerned.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla