In total, the Toledo Municipal Housing and Land Corporation (EMV) 53 officially protected homes in the Santa Barbara area. Do both actions – first direct promotion since elections in 2011 … The budget of this public company, which is dependent on the Toledo City Council and includes both the Azcaica company and the one present on Via Navidad, includes an item of almost 8 million euros in the investment chapter.
Toledo Mayor Carlos Velazquez explained after the EMV board meeting that the budget, which was approved with no negative votes and only Izquierda Unida’s abstention, includes an investment annexe. « What is necessary to once again achieve the purpose for which the company was established: Build housing and make it easier to access.
The first development will be located on Christmas Street and feature 40 homes and an equal number of parking spaces. The project has been in the works for a year and is subject to Special Interior Renovation Plan (PERI) approval. The second one will be held at 12 Santa Barbara Avenue. 13 houses and 13 parking spaces are also under protection scheme.
Mr. Velasquez emphasized that: This last promotion “may begin before the Christmas Street promotion”; Because it does not require changes to the city plan or approval from the local city planning committee. “What we are talking about is Integration plots that only require drafting of the execution project» he said, adding that he believed construction could start by the summer of 2026.
Don Diego’s enclosure
The mayor confirmed that the municipal corporation is making final adjustments to the base. Incorporating housing in Corral de Don Diego into the rental market. The houses complete a heritage and housing restoration project around Salon Rico, which was visited this weekend by mayors from the World Heritage Cities Group, who said they were “astonished by the quality and results of the intervention”.
Once the City Council completes the transfer of housing to EMV, The application registration process will be done in person or through the company’s new website, which will be launched this month.
“This is not only a space of culture and heritage, but also the life of the neighborhood. “We want the people who come to live in Corral de Don Diego to like Casco and stay there,” Velasquez said, adding that he incorporated all these actions into the city’s goal of preserving the city. inhabited historical centera combination of rehabilitation, housing and cultural activities.
Profit for 2 consecutive years
The mayor also emphasized: EMV plans to end 2025 with positive results This is the second year in a row that the company has been in the black, with a surplus of 179,000 euros expected. He recalled that deficits are the norm until 2024, and that this change would “restore the ability to finance new housing development.”
“It was essential to bring the municipal corporation into order to guarantee its survival,” the mayor said, explaining that the green number would allow EMV to “knock on the door for financing to carry out new housing developments.”
The mayor also used his intervention toThank EMV workers for their workhe attributed much of the progress achieved in project management and execution to him.
“I would like to appeal to support workers who carry out their work with enthusiasm, with true passion and with a commitment to public service. Without workers like them, it would be impossible to achieve the important objectives we have entrusted to them.” he pointed out.
As an example, he highlighted the draft project for a new local police barracks. This represents a savings of 75% to 80% compared to external bidding.. “This is a testament to the ability, enthusiasm and competence of the workers of the city’s land and housing company,” he stressed.
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