we are all being ripped off by torre pacheco council

we have just received new bills from the council in torre pacheco - fine - they look cheap compared to britain. The cost of the bins collection service is sneakily transfered onto your/our water bills.

The bin men have recently (since june) decided to randomly fail to collect bins on the taray development. they still send the truck to the village and collect from the original part, but they dont collect from the new (taray) part every night. when they miss (now looks deliberate - perhaps under instruction?) flies fester and and become extra high in numbers.

we all suffer and potentially get swarmed by flies carrying horrible germs because of this. public health is the issue noted here, but importantly WE PAY for the collection service to occur every night (understanding that saturday night/sunday morning is their day off) and this is not happening. is this a money saving measure?

if you are feeling unhappy about this, please complain to torre pacheco council.

tanks 

 Also, have you seen the state of the gardens on phase 1. And this is supposed to be Tarays Showcase, Phhtttt.

The gardeners are rarer than a blue moon, at least we saw one of those a couple of weeks back.Lol.

 I agree, we are getting very little for the council tax we pay. The  large bins have not been emptied as frequently and this last Summer many of us have noticed more smells and flies. We have all suffered more bites and it could become a health hazard.

Also agree the gardens are a disgrace. They are untidy and many plants are brown and dying. Has the irrigation sysem been turned off on the gardens fronting Melocotonero? It is always full of dog mess due to just a few lazy owners who can't be bothered to walk their dogs on a lead or clean up after them. Most caring dog owners do but there is a resident who regularly lets out dogs to do their mess in the gardens and play area. It is annoying and frustrating and even after protests continues.

In short the development is starting to look run down and with property prices on a nose dive this is upsetting for everyone.

I will definitely be contacting Torrepacheco council but other than that, what else can we do?

Is the community is entirely maintained by your local council ?

If it is a community of owners the administrator should be dealing with these problems.

I hope this helps .

Regards

F.Parkinson Administradore.

the main road through san cayetano has been left with very very overgrown tough weeds to stick out into the road. these

a) obstruct your view while driving approaching a bend

b) cause road users on either side to move further towards the middle of the road increasing the likelyhood of an accident.

The bins are normally collected each night and every night of the year -- EXCEPT IN AUGUST WHEN THE HEAT IS AT A PEAK AND THE FLIES MULTIPLY AT THEIR MAXIMUM RATE!!!

Both problems are a result of the neglect and disgraceful attitiude of the council/ayuntamiento of Torre Pacheco. They have 

a) cut and trimmed all the roads' problem weeds and overgrown organic matter throughout the perimeter of the village -- but have ingnored the main central road/route through the village / Calle Primera

b) the council have advised the bin collection company/contractors (who use alternative people in August because the normal collectors/personnel are on holidays) not to collect the rubbish from THE TARAY DEVELOPMENT every night but ONLY THE SAN CAYETANO VILLAGE. 

The explanation i have received from the bin men was that their bosses have advised them that WE HAVE NOT PAID FOR NIGHTLY COLLECTIONS --- ONLY FOR EVERY 2ND NIGHT.

I advised them that we receive NIGHTLY COLLECTIONS for the entire year EXCEPT AUGUST when the human resources/personnel are changed but they were powerless to offer to change their routine from 2nd nights only. They will still collect rubbish from SAN CAYETANO the original village elements every night though... Only the Taray developement will not receive this service.

so...

If you think both of these neglections are faithful to your payments to the Council/Ayuntamiento of Torre Pacheco, do nothing. If however, like me you feel ripped off and discriminated against, then i would advise that you take this matter up with the council/ayuntamiento of Torre Pacheco and/or the mayor who should respond and feel responsible to explain why we are 2nd rate citizens of San Cayetano despite being forced to pay taxes to cover these charges (normally found as Basuras on your water bills).

We totally agree with you Niceboy.

The Taray development does not receive the standard of services that San Cayetano village does or the rest of Torrepacheco.

Our urbanisation must be a nice little earner for Torrepacheco, yet we get little in return.

Can we not all petition our individual Presidents to club together to complain to the Council?

Good afternoon,

From the content of the mails it appears there is a community or more than one and hence there must be a administrator.

The way forward is to ask the administrator to file a "Instancia " at the ayuntamiento which is a simple legal form which demands attention to the services and works required.

The form is recorded into the ayuntamiento sysytem and is accessabile to the political party  members in opposition.They tend to seize these forms as a opportunity to discrdit the ruling party in power and hence I have found them a useful tool in getting things done with ayuntamientos.

If you need more help then get in touch with me.

Kind regards