MCarmen+García+(PlanE)

Dear sir,

I am writing to your newspaper with the aim of remarking on the latest construction work carried out in our city due to the PlanE (also called Zapatero´s Project). At the outset, I would like to make it clear that this Project can be considered, in my opinion, as a good contribution to society. It obviously has the purpose of increasing the employment rate in our country. Moreover, if you take into account the actual severe economic crisis.

Several important projects have been made recently. Some examples are the repavement of city streets or replacing sewage lines that have been successfully completed. However, further issues should be considered, such as projects in our city that were completed with lack of necessary planning. One of them could be the large number of children’s playgrounds that have been built. In my district a new one was built with Plan E funds but was placed next to another park where kids have been playing for many years. As a result, both playgrounds have the same swings, slides, etc. only a few meters from each other. What's worse is that there are not enough children enough to play in both parks at the same time. Another unnecessary project, from my point of view, are the ones being carried out in the Las Canteras promenade, near the Cícer. Many unecessary lights have been put up as well as methacrylate backrests on the benches in the same promenade.

In my opinion, some rational criteria should be taken into account before undertaking any Better Urban Renewal Project. It is not only a matter of spending our money without goals. It is thinking through the projects that are actually needed for the future of the city, and to consider somehow the opinions of the citizens.

Yours faithfully