Saturday, December 01, 2012

MALLORCA TODAY - Party dissent and other matters at Pollensa town hall

The plenary session of Pollensa town hall on Thursday evening produced more than its fair share of "issues", more than usual even for a town hall as dysfunctional as Pollensa's. One matter concerned the abstention of a member of the La Lliga party on a motion regarding the removal of religious icons (i.e. the removal of the crucifix from the hall where the plenary sessions take place). This was evidence, it would seem, of the tensions caused by the formation of the new El Pi party between La Lliga and the Convergència, the councillor in question being in favour of this new formation whereas his two colleagues in La Lliga are not.

On other issues. There was a demand that mooring facilities at the military base in Puerto Pollensa are opened up to boats that come into the bay. The UMP (Unió Mollera Pollecina) again raised the question of special budgeting for the port alone and got nowhere. A motion requiring the Council of Mallorca to remove all obstacles along the Pollensa-Lluc walk was carried with the mayor's PP abstaining.

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