Agenda 21
Update
Meeting to elect Agenda 21 Representatives on Consultative Committees - The department of Citizen
Participation announced that on
Wednesday 2 March there will be a
meeting to elect new representatives
of the Local Agenda 21 in the three
Consultative Committees /Councils :
Culture, Economic Development and
Tourism and Planning and the Environment. The meeting, scheduled at
19.30 pm in the Casa de la Cultura,
is open to all people with concerns
and who want to actively participate
in discussion forums and advise the
Town Hall. Note: The Consultative
Committee meetings are public, so
anyone can attend as a listener if you
are interested in the subject matter.
Christine
Betterton Jones
Xabia and Benitatxell clash over
boundaries - Benitatxell’s new General Town Plan has created a conflict
of boundaries with Xàbia, boundaries
which were established in 1899, and
which abut 39% of the Xàbia municipal boundary. In addition there is a
conflict of land use. Benitatxell has a
number of urban developments right
on the edge of Xàbia’s protected area
of Granadella, while on the other hand
Xàbia has almost fully developed the
Cansalades-Umbria area, while it is
designated as a protected zone in Benitatxell. The Xàbia town council has
also sent Benitatxell a proposal of the
Environment and urban development
consultative committee, that a roundabout should be built at the intersection of Camí Cansalades and the CV740, an infrastructure which does not
appear in Benitatxell’s General Town
Plan. From: La Marina Plaza
No more “Bous embolats” - bulls
with flames on their horns- in Xàbia fiestas - The controversial use of
bulls running in the streets with fire
on their horns (embolats), or bulls let
out of small boxes (encaixonats) will
no longer take place in Xàbia. This
is because of security concerns for
people and animals, as well as public
concerns regarding the maltreatment
of animals. The regular bull running
and bulls in the sea (bous a la mar)
will take place as usual. From Press
Release (Ed’s note: If you want to get
an idea of what “bous encaixonats” is