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Vecinos por Torrelodones and Vox Reject 5 Million Euro Investments Proposed by PP

The opposition in the Torrelodones City Council has twice blocked a key budget modification for infrastructure and services.

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In less than two weeks, the municipal groups Vecinos por Torrelodones and Vox have for the second time blocked a budget modification of almost 5 million euros in the Torrelodones City Council, intended for infrastructure, school improvements, and local subsidies.

The proposal, promoted by the Partido Popular, aimed to finance various essential actions for the municipality, including the repair of a sinkhole on Jesusa Lara Street valued at 420,000 euros, improvements in public schools for almost 300,000 euros, and the installation of new playgrounds with an investment of 400,000 euros. 750,000 euros were also planned for paving several roads.
In addition to infrastructure, the budget modification included subsidies for AMPTAS of public schools (85,000 euros) and subsidized schools (20,000 euros) for mental health and family reconciliation programs. Local brotherhoods would receive 8,000 euros for festivities, and new aid was contemplated for neighborhood associations in Los Peñascales and La Berzosilla (15,000 euros each) for security.
A significant portion of the funds would also go towards the final payment for the energy rehabilitation of the municipal sports center, a 3 million euro project 80% financed by European funds. Contributions to three projects of the Regional Investment Plan by the Community of Madrid were also included, focusing on accessibility and paving improvements in the urbanizations of Arroyo de Trofas, Los Robles, and Montealegre.
The mayor, Almudena Negro, has expressed her frustration at the lack of explanations from Vecinos por Torrelodones and Vox regarding their opposition. For its part, the Socialist Party, which voted in favor on both occasions, has criticized the instability of the municipal government and the inability of the local PP to reach agreements.
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"From the PSOE, we believe that these types of measures require planning, consensus, and stability, and cannot depend on improvised decisions or emergency strategies."

Víctor Ibáñez · PSOE Spokesperson
Ibáñez also reproached the Partido Popular for calling an extraordinary plenary session on the eve of Easter Week instead of seeking serious negotiation to provide the municipality with solid budgets. The PSOE has pointed out the inconsistency of Vox, which maintains constant confrontation with the government it is part of, and of Vecinos por Torrelodones, which rejects budgetary mechanisms it used during its own municipal management.
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"Torrelodones needs stability, planning, and agreements. A municipality cannot be managed with patches or amidst constant conflicts within the government itself."

Víctor Ibáñez · PSOE Spokesperson
Finally, the socialist spokesperson criticized the government pact between the PP and Vox, stating that the mayor did not need to "tie herself hand and foot to the far-right" and that the PP "will pay the penance" for that decision. Ibáñez concluded by expressing his bewilderment about Vox's role in the local executive, given the apparent lack of empathy, dialogue, and fluidity in the government.

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