Ganemos Criticizes Protocol Between Community of Madrid and Colmenar Viejo for Lack of Specificity

The municipal group Ganemos in Colmenar Viejo questions an investment agreement with the Community of Madrid, calling it a declaration of intent without concrete deadlines or binding commitments.

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The municipal group Ganemos in Colmenar Viejo has expressed its dissatisfaction with the protocol signed between the City Council and the Community of Madrid, deeming it a mere declaration of intent that lacks concrete deadlines and commitments for the announced investments.

The document, presented as an agreement to promote investments in the municipality, has been subject to critical analysis by Ganemos. According to the group, the protocol establishes a willingness for collaboration between both administrations but without implying specific obligations, which limits its effectiveness as a public management tool.
Although the protocol mentions an investment of up to 180 million euros in Colmenar Viejo for infrastructure, healthcare, education, housing, and mobility, the municipal opposition argues that many of these projects were already planned or underway. These include the new slaughterhouse, valued at 11.9 million euros and included in the Regional Investment Program 2022-2026, and the construction of the Adelfillas public school, with a budget of 12.2 million, whose plot was ceded in 2018. The public high school in the La Estación neighborhood is also mentioned, with its execution dating back to previous commitments.
In the housing sector, the document includes the promotion of 915 homes within the Plan Vive. However, 282 of these have already been delivered, and the rest are in different stages of development, with no new additional actions foreseen. In healthcare, collaboration for a new health center and the maintenance of the Continuous Care Point for out-of-hospital emergencies is proposed, but without detailing specific deadlines or coverage.
Ganemos' criticisms also extend to the institutional nature of the signing ceremony, noting the absence of representatives from other municipal groups at the protocol's presentation. They believe the document responds to a political strategy linked to the pre-election context and highlight existing deficiencies in municipal public services, such as healthcare and educational infrastructure.