The La Herradura residents association to trying it’s hardest to prevent the demolition of the town sports hall, and have started a campaign to that effect to try and defend the legality of the building, which the Junta, in the form of the Prosecutor’s Office, has said is illegal, and that the land should be returned to its original state.
Among the arguments being put forward by the residents association is that the facilities have “been a breakthrough in sporting facilities for the area, which were demanded by residents for many years, for our children and other sports users to be able to use facilities that are not exposed to inclement weather.”
The comments were included in a letter to the Junta, which also said, “we do not understand the stubbornness of the Junta in this matter, despite having lost every argument, you continue in your efforts to go ahead with this absurd and irrational demolition, now trying to do so under criminal law,” The letter said.
The legal side of things appears to be that the Junta claim that the original local government team who approved the build, knew it was on illegal land, but proceeded anyway and changed the designation, all of which occurred in 2005, according to the prosecution.
Going back to the letter from the residents association, it concluded, “therefore, the undersigned demand that the Board cease its attempt to punish the people of La Herradura by depriving them of their sports hall, which is providing a great service.”