There aren’t that many cuttings for Almuñécar this month, so I’ll have to dredge the barrel – i.e., politics!
The PSOE blames the Mayor for the ‘paralysis of the municipal Tourism Board.’
The local leader of the PSOE claims that the dependencies of the Tourist Board are locked and ‘abandoned,’ completely ignored by the Benavides’ local government. The places that he is referring to are, for instance, the restaurant school Horno de Cándida, the hosterly school Palacete del Corregidor, the tourist information points at the entrance to Almuñécar and the Playa Pozuelo, or in the entrance to La Herradura.
Francisco Prados points out that all these installations were funded by the Junta de Andalucía, counting on 5.5m euros. He goes further and says, in his opinion that the Board of Tourism has virtually ceased to exist, despite counting on 313,003 euros from the municipal budget.
“The majority of the money goes on salaries, such as the one of the co-ordinator, who just happens to be the Mayor’s wife – sorry, ex-wife.
Finally, he fired a broadside at the apparent abandonment of the municipal website, which has ceased to contain any up-to-date information and which provide a sorry window into Almuñécar.