The Minister of Industry and Commerce announces an investment of half a million euros to improve the lighting of the Pedestrian Zone
The Cabildo of Gran Canaria will continue to support the Open Commercial Zone of Vecindario and the future industrial estate of Doctoral, as confirmed this Wednesday by the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Gran Canaria corporation, Minerva Alonso, in a visit she made to the municipality. Alonso announced an investment of 500.000 euros next year to improve the lighting of the Open Commercial Zone and showed her support for the future Doctoral industrial estate.
The counselor of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria held a meeting with the mayor, Francisco García and with the first deputy mayor, Santiago Rodríguez. After the meeting at the municipal offices in which they talked about the situation of the future industrial estate of Doctoral, the counselor and the mayor moved to the pedestrian area, where they held a meeting in which the Councilor for Public Works and Urban Discipline was also present. , Minerva Pérez, the mayor of Commerce, Sergio Vega and the Insular Director of Industry and Commerce, Juan Manuel Gabella.
The mayor of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Francisco García, stated that “the synergies in these mandates with the Cabildo of Gran Canaria to promote the Open Commercial Zone, which has borne fruit, we also want to take advantage of them with the industrial zone, already in this mandate The department supported access through the ring road, with a work of 500.000 euros, and we also want to solve the few problems that remain with the industrial land so that the industrial estate becomes a reality as soon as possible. The first mayor added that thanks to the industrial estate "some industries that were opened within the urban area will be able to be moved to the estate, where they have better space and communication area, with workshops and warehouses more in line with the place."
The first deputy mayor and Councilor for Territorial Planning, Santiago Rodríguez, highlighted that "The Doctoral industrial estate is going to be very attractive for business investment and to give an economic boost to our municipality." Rodríguez pointed out that "Right now we are looking for a formula to electrically repower the area that was designed with an electrical power that is not enough to meet the demands of all companies."
The Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Minerva Alonso, announced that "next year we will invest 500.000 euros in the lighting of the Open Commercial Zone of Vecindario, an identity area because it is one of the most important on our island." Alonso added that "between the industrial estate and the Neighborhood Commercial Zone, the council has invested more than 3 million euros in recent years, and we are going to continue investing so that the estate contributes to improving the economy of the municipality, and so that the Commercial Zone is an attractive place that builds loyalty among customers from the municipality and the rest of the island.”