"Between December 2014 and March 2015, Fernando Tamayo carried out a huge stock of construction materials without any definite intervention project, in a boast of 'waste and mismanagement' of public money."
The councilor of IU-Greens and head of Works and Infrastructure of the City of Cieza, Francisco Saorin, has appeared Monday in a press conference to denounce that his predecessor in office, who was councilman of the PP Fernando Tamayo, "collected Materials at the end of the previous term, for an approximate value of 30,000 euros, without any definite intervention project existed, proof of this is that it was never used.
"These collections include materials for intervention on public roads (such as cobblestones of different sizes and models, as well as sidewalks). We are not talking about small collections, but of trucks of material that were not even deposited in municipal offices, Most of it, after being bought and paid ", stressed Saorín.
"However, the first deputy mayor has continued - the most serious thing is that, at the height of folly, when materials with a budget for current expenditure have been purchased, they can not be used for actions considered as investments, as has been the case. Such as the construction of the sidewalk of Pedro Rodríguez College, but should be used for routine maintenance and repair, which creates the dilemma of what to do when the models already purchased do not correspond with the materials to be replaced on sidewalks and " .
"This practice has pointed out Saorin - shows the 'cheerful' way that public money was spent by the PP and the 'stingy' attitude of those who ruled Cieza for twelve years, and not only because they have made an excessive waste In materials without knowing for what purpose, but because, with those practices, they have 'blocked' the work that we must do now.
The councilman of Works and Infrastructures, said that "the correct way of doing things, strictly adhering to common sense and good governance practices, is to buy materials to perform maintenance and improvement of our streets with concrete purpose, not to carry out Mass gatherings just before the elections, which, on the other hand, can be interpreted as an attempt to spend the budget 'expeditiously' to reduce maneuverability in the event of a corporate change, as has happened. "
The council also explained that "this joins other previous episodes, such as the purchase of a tractor to carry out maintenance work that, when I arrived at the council, I had to go and pick it up to the dealer, where it was still, weigh To which his purchase was advertised months before. "
Therefore, apart from politically denouncing these "irregular and objectionable practices" when it comes to citizens' money, Saorin has announced that his department will pass "the documentation we have to the municipal legal services so that they value the convenience To take legal action against my predecessor in office. "
Lastly, Saorín said that in order to give usefulness to a material bought more than two years ago "of which we have learned this past week", he will give the precise guidelines "first, so that the material is deposited in dependencies Secondly, so that the technicians seek the right formula and write the memories or projects necessary to give it the utility that, apparently, was never in the head of my predecessor in office, simply because There is another way of doing politics and taking care of public money, and it has come to stay with this government. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza