The City Council of Calpe (PP and Ciudadanos) decided in today's plenary session to reduce the IBI (property tax) by 5% for 2020. The measure, which affects all IBI revenues, was not supported by the opposition groups (PSOV-PSOE, Compromís and Defendamos Calpe), which call for a cadastral audit and examine other factors to favour the lowest incomes.
Other economic initiatives decided today are the modification of the vehicle tax to exempt people with disabilities and the free issue of registration forms for city residents.
Town Planning
Jordi Barranco received from the hands of the Mayor of Calpe, Ana Sala, the command rod, which will transform him today all day long into the first authority of the municipality. This is one of the events held in Calpe on the Fadrí Day, as part of the patron saint's fiestas in honour of the Virgen de las Nieves, during which one of the members of the committee becomes mayor.
The Calpe City Council will tighten the monitoring and control of cuttings and irregular rubble containers by private individuals and companies after the repeated presence of this type of spill has been confirmed around containers and in areas not intended for this purpose.
The Calpe City Council will tighten the monitoring and control of cuttings and irregular rubble containers by private individuals and companies after the repeated presence of this type of spill has been confirmed around containers and in areas not intended for this purpose.
The city of Calpe has today opened the Espai Violeta in its public "Joanot Martorell" library . The space is dedicated to contents related to the gender perspective and the public can find publications for all target groups, including children's and youth literature.
The staff of the Equality, Culture and Library Department have joined forces in this initiative.
Calpe is preparing to celebrate its patron saint's feasts in honour of the Virgen de las Nieves, one of the city's most traditional and warmest. Musical performances, evening events and orchestras in the Plaza Mayor and, above all, "els bous al carrer" (bulls in the street) are the most characteristic acts of these festivities, which will take place from 31 July to 11 August. Moreover, this year is the first time that these festivals and the Castell a la Mar fireworks take place, after it has been declared a festival of tourist interest of the province.
The City Council has decided, at the proposal of the Mayoress, to ask the regional government to adjust the parking lot next to access to the Peñón de Ifach Natural Park.
This is an area of the Generalitat Valenciana (regional government) that has been used for years as a parking area for visitors to the park. This is where the pedestrian route begins. However, it has significantly deteriorated the terrain and requires some measures to improve accessibility and facilitate visits.