The mayoress Ana Sala, as representative of Calpe Town Council, and Miguel Pastor, as president of the Calpe-Ifac Unión Musical, have ratified before a notary the exchange of land that will allow the start of the accessibility works to the premises of the Department of Social Welfare located in the building called Casa de la Música.
The agreement between Calpe Town Hall and the Calpe- Unión Musical allows the exchange of 50,02m2 on the ground floor of the building owned by the Unión Musical for 70,03 m² on the first floor owned by the Town Hall. This exchange corresponds to the need to adjust the access of the building where the offices of the Social Welfare Department are located to the requirements established by the regulations for public buildings.
In 2007, the Town Council and the Unión Musical signed a protocol of intentions by which the Calpe band ceded to the Town Council the plot of land it owned on Avenida del Puerto de Santa María. This protocol committed the Town Hall to the construction of a building, transferring to the Unión Musical the ownership of the ground floor premises, of approximately 515 m², where the rehearsal room would be located, with direct access from the street, storage for instruments, toilets and other rooms attached to the band, and an area on the first floor for classrooms and administrative areas. The rest of the four-storey building became municipal property.
Although it was originally planned to use these municipal facilities for social housing, it was finally agreed to locate the offices of the Social Welfare Department in them. Hence the current need to adapt the access to the requirements of a building for public use.
This signature makes it possible to tackle the refurbishment and the preparation of the facilities with the aim that the facilities of the Social Welfare Department of will be operational before the end of the year. This municipal department will finally have suitable premises.