The plenary session of the Dénia City Council has approved requesting from the General Directorate of Ports, Airports and Coasts the return of the amounts unduly collected as a fee for the exploitation as terraces of 1.790,62 square meters of land in the port public domain as terraces. The General Directorate of Ports authorized the city council to this exploitation, by resolution of May 13, 2020, in exchange for the payment of a fee.
But in a review of the conditions of the permit, it came to light that the scope of the authorization includes land that was part of State Heritage and that it has transferred free of charge to the Dénia City Council since April 2022. The surface area transferred by the State It is 4.015,66 square meters, of which 1.375,54 square meters, currently owned by the city council, can be exploited as terraces.
For this reason, it has been agreed to request the General Directorate of Ports to modify its authorization so that it faithfully collects the lands that are property of the Generalitat and leaves out those that are currently owned by the Dianense council, and that it returns the amounts unduly collected. for those 1.375,54 square meters of land that were not their property, but rather the State's.
This modification means that the scope of authorization of the Generalitat is reduced to 2.871,56 square meters (of the 6.887,22 square meters contemplated in the initial authorization of 2020), of which 415,08 square meters can be exploited as terraces (in front to the 1.790,62 square meters for which the city council paid).
This agreement has been adopted by majority with the favorable vote of PSPV, Compromís, Vox and Gent of Dénia and the abstention from Party.
Raising of objections and agreement with the Miguel Hernández University
In economic matters, the plenary session has also approved the lifting of objections made by the Municipal Intervention and the recognition of the expenditure incurred in the amount of 2.865,87 euros; the lifting of the objection and the extrajudicial recognition of credits and subsequent payment of invoices for a total amount of 20.116,23 euros; and the extrajudicial recognition of credits number 7 for fiscal year 2023, in the amount of 2.020,97 euros, for the payment of invoices for 2022. The three points have been approved unanimously.
Likewise, it has been agreed to sign an educational cooperation agreement with the Miguel Hernández University of Elx so that its students can develop external academic internships in the Dénia City Council that allow them to "apply and complement the knowledge acquired in their academic training, favoring the acquisition of skills that prepare them for the exercise of professional activities, facilitate their employability and promote their entrepreneurial capacity. The agreement will be valid for four years, extendable for another four years by agreement of the parties. This point has been approved unanimously.
Definitive separation from the Consortium for water supply
The plenary session of the city council has also definitively approved the separation of Dénia from the Consortium for the supply and sanitation of water for the municipalities of the region of La Marina Alta. This agreement was initially adopted in August 2023 and, after thirty days of public information for interested parties to present allegations, without any having been presented, the final approval of the agreement is now proceeding.
The groups PSPV, Compromís and Gent de Dénia have voted in favor of this point; Vox's vote was negative and the Popular Party abstained.
