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Alternativa | 29 Maig, 2011 15:17

We wish to thank the eight hundred and twenty-two people who supported and voted for us. Many thanks to all of you who helped us to get two members elected onto Pollensa council and have made it possible for Alternativa Pollença to become the third most-voted party in Pollensa

Since the elections, Alternativa Pollença have been busy making offers and negotiating for real change in the way we do politics in Pollença. We would have liked to have reached agreement with other parties but this has not been possible.

Alternativa Pollença support citizen participation, with monthly official town-hall meetings with the mayor and civil servants to demand and develop full transparency and maximum efficiency in public spending.

We hope, never the less, that the new council will now make absolute transparency a basic principle in all matters relating to the management of our public money. We also wish to know the exact state of our municipal finances as soon as possible.

We are aware that we have an important responsibility not only to our constituents but to all citizens. We are now the leading opposition party and give notice that we will be taking our responsibility very seriously. It is already on the table that the new government will encounter much criticism but, also, many ideas, projects and questions. In opposition, we will be working in the most constructive way possible. We will be forthright in demanding accountability from the new coalition government but will also give praise where due.

Years and years of neglect and bad practice have led our Town Hall into dire financial straits. The 2010 accounts are still not signed off, a new budget still remains to be approved, cash-flow is slowing, ... there are a lot of issues which demand much hard work. Some, like the beaches of the Port, the Pollensa day centre and Cala St. Vicenç require immediate attention. Add to this the state of our pavements, children's playgrounds and much-needed beautification and it is evident that political consensus will be essential to tackle the many issues confronting us..

Alternatives for Pollensa post may 22.

Alternativa | 29 Maig, 2011 06:53

¨Alternatives for Pollensa¨ are pleased to have doubled their representation in the town hall from one (Pepe Garcia) to two councillors in the recent elections. We have now succeeded in becoming the third party in Pollensa. With 12.25% of total votes cast, Alternatives are behind only the huge Madrid-based PP (24.3%) and the new, Palma-based “Lliga” (15.8%). Our 100% growth is, we feel, a result of our courageous and effective work over the last few years in opposition, our weekly e-mail updates and our leadership, in demanding complete financial transparency of public spending and more participation of citizens.

Eight different parties will now be represented in the Pollensa council. See the list below. Negotiations for the future governing coalition are taking place and will depend on several factors. In our pre-election manifesto, “Alternatives” made clear our conditions for entering into coalition (published document).

(One of these, to encourage transparency and reduce financial corruption, is full and continuing disclosure of the personal wealth of the politicians. Pepe Garcia revealed his financial estate before the elections.)

Official provisonal results.

Party Votes % Votes Councillors

Census (Voters) 10, 704

Abstentions 3.916

White votes 141

Spoiled votes 72

Total participation 63,42%

Trescant pel món (CXXVIII) Binitíger.

Alternativa | 29 Maig, 2011 06:00

Binitíger era una important alqueria que donava nom a tota una vall. Dins els seus límits hi havia el que avui és: El Molinet, Can Pascol, Ca l’Erevet, Can Melsion, Vàritx, i Son March.

El nom de Binitíger se va anar substituint i en el segle XV ja se deia Vall de Vàritx. A l’any 1606, s’havien segregat algunes parts de la finca i la part principal va passar a mans de Llorenç March, amb el temps aquesta família donaria nom a la finca i a tota la vall, en el segle XVIII se troba documentada com Vàritx d’en March.

La finca més valorada a Pollença al cadastre de l’any 1677 era Son March que se convertí en un llogaret, sobretot després de que al 1690 s’hi construís una capella, s’havia convertit en el centre de reunions i tot tipus de relacions per a la gent de la vall i els voltants.

Les cases de Son March són de construcció austera, cases de feina. Als costats d’una clasta s’hi reparteixen les vivendes i diferents dependències. La tafona està documentada al 1608, se troba molt ben conservada, té tots els elements i algunes eines i utensilis.

A l’altra banda de les vivendes hi ha un antic molí de sang per a moldre el gra, se li veu un aspecte molt antic.

També separat del conjunt principal trobam la capella, un poc més avant altres dependències, una d’elles serví d’escola per als nins de la vall.

Tot un conjunt molt ben conservat, hem d’agrair als propietaris la sensibilitat i la dedicació de cap a aquestes construccions amb tanta història.

Aquesta visita estava emmarcada dins les activitats programades pel Paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana, que organitzen les educadores mediambientals, mostrant-hi dedicació i professionalitat. En aquesta ocasió va estar guiada per en Tomàs Vivot que en cap moment escatima cap tipus d’explicació.

S’ha d’agrair especialment a Bernadí Solivelles i família, l’hospitalitat i el tracte que ens donaren. Obriren totes les dependències per a què les poguéssim visitar i també ens donaren tot tipus d’explicacions amb una excel·lent amabilitat. Una visita de luxe.

A.R.F.V.

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