Fuengirola – Demolition of Controversial Building

Demolition of the controversial construction in front of Edificios Ronda 1 and 2 on the Paseo Marítimo in Los Boliches has finally started after a prolonged three-way legal encounter, involving the residents, the river authority and the developers. The block - which was never finished and never lived in - occupies the former site of the La Olla Restaurant, which was popular in the 80s and 90s and now all but forgotten. The legal battle may still not be over as there are plans to build yet another building on the same site, according a resident of Ronda 2.

Estepona - Centre Closed to Traffic

One of the main streets in Estepona and certainly the busiest has been closed again to traffic following its temporary re-opening over the festive season. The calle Terraza is undergoing a major remodelling programme. It was closed on Tuesday and will remain so at least for the next three months.

The first phase of the work was carried out before Christmas when the street was re-opened to allow shoppers easy access to the central commercial zone. The second phase should be completed by April 7 because during ‘Semana Santa’, which this year starts on April 9 the area is the scene of the town’s numerous Easter processions.

Warning signs have been placed on the approaches to the calle Terraza zone but drivers are advised to avoid the area entirely. The upgrade of the street is being carried out as part of the project to create an ‘open commercial centre’ in the traditional shopping area in order to woo people back from the out-of-town shopping parks.

Carihuela – Street Repairs

Several streets in La Carihuela area of Torremolinos are being repaved and underground pipes are being renewed, and it is hoped that the project will be completed before Easter. Work has already begun on an initial 75-metre stretch in Calle Bulto, and will include the area from Plaza del Remo as far as Calle Contreras.

Coín – Facelift

Coin’s central Plaza San Agustín and its surrounding streets are undergoing a 408,000-euro facelift. Work began earlier this week and is expected to take about three months. The zone will get decorative cobblestone and garden areas, new lighting and nicer pavements. The work will also include upgrades to the underground utilities infrastructure. Traffic will be detoured during much of the work.

Mijas – Extra Traffic Lane

Work has now begun on creating an extra traffic lane in the Avenida de Mijas, to try to alleviate the traffic jams which occur at all hours of the day on this busy road, which runs between Fuengirola and Mijas Costa. The recent development of Las Lagunas district has resulted in even more vehicles using the Avenida de Mijas, and the new plans involve the incorporation of a fourth lane between the exit from the dual carriageway and the roundabout at Calle San Javier. Some parking spaces will be lost because of this modification, and trees along this stretch of the road will be replanted elsewhere. The project will cost 90,000 euros and should be completed in March.

Manilva – Improvement in Security

The New Year will see an improvement in local security in Manilva. The mayor, Salvador Zotano, that there will be increases in both the number of local police and also the vigilante force that operates under the town hall’s control although the exact number of posts has yet to be decided. The town hall is also to start a tow-away service and the vehicle pound will be located on the Manilva industrial estate.

Estepona – New Master Plan

The preliminary new master town plan for Estepona, currently on public display for suggestions and complaints to be made, includes proposals about which areas will be considered building land in the future and which will be set aside for parks and other installations for the general public.

Drawn up by the Enrique Bardaji team of architects, the plan also includes a detailed analysis of the situation of all the housing in the municipality. This analysis has produced the figure that more than 23 per cent of the homes in Estepona are empty or shut up and not in use. That percentage is ten points above the average for the province of Malaga as a whole, for which the figure for unoccupied property is 13 per cent.

In the 137 square kilometres of the municipality of Estepona there are over 35,000 homes. Of these, less than half - 15,000 - are the owners’ main homes. The rest are empty (8,000) or second homes (12,000). This last group represents 35 per cent of the total and is just one point above the percentage for the province of Malaga as a whole.

The data from the housing census, drawn up in 2001 and incorporated into an analysis of the situation in Estepona, include an assessment of any problems that buildings may have. Thirty-five per cent have problems of noise outside, while 40 per cent of homes lack green areas nearby.

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