2023-09-18 17:40:18
Mayor John Vinueza, during the recess of the citizen attention space, decided to give a few minutes to talk about his work in the municipal administration of the Riobamba canton, and the first thing he thinks about is a Mayor’s Office that is linked to the community, and believes that one of the actions that benefits the community is the organization of national events to boost the economic activity of Riobamba, which is not an industrial city but a commercial one.
First the house in order, then the works (reference photo). Photo: Municipality of Riobamba
Events. He stressed that, since his inauguration as mayor, he has supported the organization of the Pan American BMX Championship, the National Youth Games, the meeting with the presence of 53 mayors of the country and the directors of European financial entities such as the French and German Cooperation. and recalled that the start of the Cycling Tour of Ecuador is scheduled for the end of this month, which will be inaugurated in the ‘Sultana de los Andes’.
Radars. In the middle of the conversation he was bothered by the question about the radars in the city, specifying: “what radars? What happens is that there are two lawyers who try to bother and gain prominence.”
Loan. Regarding the credit of the 33.6 million, he said that they obtained a loan from an international financial organization, such as the European Investment Bank, because the previous administration left the Municipal GAD without credit capacity at the national level, highlighting that 15% of the credit is ‘non-refundable’ and that said resources will be used for drinking water and sewage, and since he is not thinking about re-election, he hopes to carry out the works in the four years of his administration, he already declares that 2024 will be the ‘year of water’ and the 2025 ‘of culture’.
Aspiration. The mayor will first put the house in order, plan and execute the works that are pending in the urban part and in the city, the large Chibunga collector and the two treatment plants will require an investment of 20 million, but will allow 80 to be treated. 90 percent of the water served.
He mentioned that international organizations offer resources for drinking water studies, ecological studies and green impact issues, the projects will have to be presented until September 21 to be considered by the financing entities.
Resources. The mayor considers that the ‘non-refundable’ funds, which would be around 4.5 million dollars, would allow him to use the money in the Las Abras sector collector or in other urgent needs.
Train. Regarding the railway, John Vinueza will hold a meeting with the Minister of Public Works in a few days, because they aspire to assume responsibility for the train within the city, but as an advisor they have worked with the prefect to sign the management agreement by the province of the train at the canton level. It does not rule out the possibility that the railway workshop space becomes a sports and cultural space, everything depends on the agreement reached with the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works, although the ideal is that it becomes a museum, which would be a historical legacy located on the same site.
Guazo. For Mayor John Vinueza, Maguazo-Alao is one of the priorities for inspection and control by the Mayor’s Office of the Riobamba canton, what he hopes is that the process remains transparent, for which a commission of councilors and citizens was established to Go review what has been done in Maguazo, unlike before you can ask for all the information related to the issue of Maguazo Alao. 16 professionals are working to measure and verify what is supposedly done, they will terminate the contract with the inspection in such a way that they can have a new independent inspection of what the builder does. The builder has been asked for information about the equipment, it is mentioned that the previous administration did not give them the keys at Customs and that they have had to request again and at the moment they are verifying the issue of the equipment ordered to be made in Israel.
Trail plaza. The construction of the trail plaza in the San Juan parish specified that the previous administration left an unfinished contract, not everything that should have been contracted was contracted, but all those problems are being resolved, it is already paved, certain equipment is missing and there is little time will begin to operate, and something additionally, a land use plan is being prepared to turn the sector into a commercial development pole and it is very likely that the Municipal Camal will be located very close to the market square, because it cannot continue within the city due to basic regulations, therefore it will be relocated one kilometer from the square.
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