Yecla Mayor, Juan Miguel Benedito has publicly criticized the Regional Government to "lack of investment into the town" as reflected in regional newspapers, some of which are titled with words from the popular mayor as "I'm yeclano before the PP.
As the highest authority in the nearby town of Yecla this city is "the fourth from bottom in per capita spending."
Faced with these protests, the Mayor of Jumilla Francisco Abellán has expressed its "solidarity with Juan Miguel Benedito, since it is true that the Highlands County is suffering a long time discrimination and treatment not deserve."
Abellán added "from here and claim I support the president of the autonomous region to consider the region a priority to help develop the interests of the Region of Murcia."
Similarly, Francisco Abellán has launched an idea of the future to "establish, between the towns of Jumilla and Yecla, a socio-political summit where to involve the social partners, unions, business groups and politicians of both councils to raise a common development strategy in the region. "
"In her talk of infrastructure, highways, water, industrial development projects and business need, and which involves both the Autonomous Community and the State administration," said the mayor of Jumilla.
In addition, Abellán has expressed his satisfaction with "this new amendment tabled by the Socialist parliamentary group, supported by the Ministry of Development, which will allow more than 11 million euros, which the White-highway Jumilla-Yecla-Source The fig tree in front so that the link to Yecla Jumilla can be done during the year 2010 at a rate of interest to the region and the conclusion of a year ahead of schedule. "
Finally he said that "it would still be good for the mayor of Yecla will add to the petition we are doing for the highway Jumillano the Regional Government wants to do from Caravaca Venta del Olivo is below the annuity so that the highway Sale on Oliva to Jumilla not delay to 2014, but is made in the years under the agreement signed between the Ministry of Works and the region. "
Francisco Abellán believes that "it would also be for the good of the region and for the sake of Yecla and Jumilla when we are better communicated and more highways and infrastructure have the two municipalities, the better for development and progress of our region."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla