Almardà, Corinto and Malvarrosa residents demand beach repairs
The residents' association for the Almardà, Corinto and Malvarrosa beaches says Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition still hasn't restored foot-washing stations, walkways and signage after the north Sagunto coastline regeneration project.
The regeneration project, funded by EU Next Generation funds, included restoring wooden walkways, foot-washing stations, bins, a children's play area, signage and watchtowers affected by the works, the residents' group says. Yet several of those services remain missing in the middle of the summer season. Beaches councillor Roberto Rovira told the association that the Valencian regional government (Generalitat) still needs to draft a project and request authorisation from the coastal authority (Demarcación de Costas) to re-lay the pipework for Malvarrosa's foot-washing stations, which rules out having them working this summer. Residents recall that, before the works began, the coastal authority publicly promised, in front of the mayors of Sagunto and Canet d'en Berenguer, to restore everything affected. They also report missing signage marking the boundaries of the nudist beach, which confuses bathers. The association is demanding the Ministry honour its commitments, and is asking Sagunto City Council to defend residents before the central government. The Next Generation funds that paid for the regeneration are part of a package giving Spain €69.5 billion in grants plus access to another €67 billion in loans, under the 2021-2027 Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. According to El Periódico de Aquí.