Last Friday the demolition works began on the municipal building christened “La Paloma” in Pilar del Horadada. Work is now underway on the periphery of the building in readiness for the demolition of the main structure, in the area closest the adjacent school, the Virgen del Pilar, which will take place in the summer months, when the students are on holiday.
The cost of the demolition is 390,000 euros after which there will be further work to include conditioning of the underground parking of 7,700 meters so as to retain the 252 parking spaces.
An area of 6,360 square metres of surface above the car park will be prepared to erect a multipurpose building that may be built in the future, with a further outlay of two million euros.
The local PP council, which has ordered the demolition, has stated that “la Paloma” which was originally intended as a cultural centre, was never completed, despite an outlay of 8.8 million euros, and has laid abandoned for 21. It is being demolished because it has become obsolete, according to municipal surveyors.
However, the PSOE has questioned the time chosen to carry out the work, one week before the municipal elections, while the classes in the nearby school still continue. They say that the previous government team had stated it’s intention to complete the already erected installation.
The PP, however, maintains that local public opinion is committed to a solution that makes use of the car park and a new building on the resulting area.
The demolition has a cost of 390,000 euros – The conditioning of the underground car park for 252 spaces will involve a further investment of 2.3 million – The bulk of the work will be carried out in summer so as not to affect the Virgen del Pilar College.
