CALL FOR PROPOSALS FROM RESIDENTS OF CUMBRE DEL SOL AHEAD OF THE BENITATXELL LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MAY 2027
© written by Pepe Blas
According to statements made by the mayor during the plenary session to approve the 2026 budget, "the Council has sufficient funds for today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, regardless of who is in power".
He didn’t mention however that Cumbre del Sol alone accounts for more than 60 per cent of the municipality’s revenue due to its larger population and the greater number of properties with the highest cadastral value, whilst it receives less than 10 per cent of its annual expenditure.
Readers interested in finding out the details of the actual expenditure at Cumbre del Sol are advised to read these posts:
Following the 2024 cadastral revaluation, property tax revenue from Cumbre del Sol is set to increase significantly over the 8 next years at an annual growth rate of 10%, yet no details have been revealed regarding how the funds will be spent. The mayor has, however, announced plans to build a cultural centre in the village, which is expected to cost millions. Four plots of land have already been purchased for its construction and the amount already paid being 844.831€.
Since 2018, the Council has reduced the property tax rate by only 0,05 points, while annual increases of 10% in the tax base has been approved till 2033. This reduction is so negligible that it doesn’t even amount to a few euros per property.
- 2018: 0,85%
- 2026: 0,80%
The cash surpluses and the lack of investments in Cumbre del Sol speak for themselves:
Enough is enough. Let’s make our voices heard!
Please submit your proposals until 31 December by clicking here
List of proposals drawn up by OVFC:
- Drinking water supply & water saving
- Traffic
- Street clearance in Cumbre del Sol
- Road resurfacing in Cumbre del Sol
- Street signage in Cumbre del Sol
- Public transport
- Rubbish collection service
- Create a Councillor’s Office for urbanizations
- Create a premises adjacent to the El Puig Building
- Property tax rate (IBI)
- Smart beaches
- Road Marking Plan in Cumbre del Sol
- Roundabout improvements
- Tourism
- Install a 360° camera to monitor fires
- Puig de la Llorença
- Automatic transcription and subtitling of plenary sessions
- Carry out Resident registration campaigns
- Carry out Voter registration campaign
- Transparency Portal
- Annual participatory budgeting events
- Neighbourhood Council for residential areas
Detailed explanation of the above proposals:
Proposal 1: Drinking water supply & water saving
- Pass an ordinance on water saving in anticipation of periods of cyclical drought
- Establishing a Municipal Swimming Pool Register
- Individual water meters for each swimming pool
- Restrictions on refilling
- Restrict the draining of swimming pools: from May to October
- Improvement of the drinking water supply
- Publication on the Town Council’s website:
- Water analytical parameters
- Status of the Senija aquifer
- Status of the Castellóns desalination plant project and the commissioning of the Canor Bessó well and its pipeline to the new desalination plant
- Investments by the Júcar River Basin Authority related to Benitatxell
- Release of information on water leaks at Cumbre del Sol
- Negotiate an agreement between Amjasa and the Town Council to purchase water from the Javea desalination plant at a fixed price with a monthly purchase commitment rather than only purchasing during the summer at exorbitant prices.
- Renovation of the drinking water network whose infrastructure after 40 years became obsolete, leading to frequent burst pipes and a 40% loss of drinking water.
Proposal 2: Traffic
- Traffic density monitoring on the central road
- Installation of a fixed section radar on Carretera Superior in Pueblo Panorama
- Roundabout on the CV-740 near Carrer Assegador
- CV-740 Northern bypass
- New tender for the roundabout at the Cansalades black spot
Proposal 3: Street clearance in Cumbre del Sol
- Cyclical weed clearing routes: Release of a monthly cleaning schedule by area
- Recruiting weed-clearing crews to cover the cleaning of the roads. A team of just two workers is far from enough to clear properly 70 km of roads.
Proposal 4: Road resurfacing in Cumbre del Sol
OVFC geolocated 68 points with poor road surfacing:
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Proposal 5: Street signage in Cumbre del Sol
- Put up new signs on all the streets
- ‘Welcome to Cumbre del Sol’ sign with a tourism slogan at the north and south entrances
Proposal 6: Public transport
- Municipal electric bus fitted with On-board GPS technology and Moovit mobile App
- Route connecting the Cumbre del Sol areas one another and with the rest of the municipality
- Fitting the bus with On-board GPS technology and Mobile app allowing users to view bus locations in real time and the arrival time at each stop.
- Moovit is a collaborative public transport app and mapping service that includes trip planning, live departure and arrival times, up-to-date itineraries, maps of local stops and stations, and service alerts. It is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone mobile devices and has a web version
- Route and stops:
- Bus stop in the village: Health centre, Market, Beniconnect bus stop, Maria Magdalena School, Municipal swimming pool
- Bus stop in Cumbre del Sol: Adelfas shopping centre, Lirios shopping centre, Cala Moraig car park, Montecala, Palmeras, Magnolias, Pueblo del Mar, Olivos, Kalmias, Panorama, Adelfas, Begonias, Girasoles, Pueblo de la Paz, Pueblo de la Luz, LES, etc.
- Bus stop in Les Fonts
- Bus stop in Les Molins
- Bus stop in La Joya
- Bus stop in Mercadona supermarket
Proposal 7: Rubbish collection service
- Mobile Eco-Park service every two weeks in Cumbre del Sol
- Publish the income and expenditure of the waste collection service
- Use waste management software to anticipate and cover for staff absences
- Increase the frequency of collections and engage reinforcement services during the summer months
- Fence off all rubbish collection points
- Install an access code system for each property
- Install cameras at all rubbish collection points
- Release the economic and technical report on which the calculation of the waste collection charge is based
Proposal 8: Create a Councillor’s Office for urbanizations
Create a multilingual section on the Town Hall website with information on available procedures focused on the needs of foreign residents, who make up 60% of the population:
- health centre
- online registration
- social services
- car registration
- Padrón
- Registration on the electoral roll
- OAC services
- Provide a annual breakdown of income and expenditure by geographical area
- Guarantee a 30% minimum investment of Cumbre del Sol’s tax revenue in the urbanization
- Install digital screens displaying municipal information on the Adelfas and Lirios shopping centres
Proposal 9: OAC Cumbre del Sol Building
To build premises adjoining the El Puig building comprising one room for municipal services and another for community use equipped with internet, a projection screen, PA system, a bathroom, a kitchen, a terrace, tables and chairs.
- Space a multilingual help desk at the "OAC Cumbre del Sol":
- Padrón registration
- Electoral roll registration
- Digital certificate
- SIP Card
- Police: reporting offences
- Social services
- Planning permits
- Suggestion box
- Space for community use:
- Exhibitions
- Neighbourhood meetings
Where there's a will, there's a way
Plot of land proposed for the OAC Cumbre del Sol
Proposal 10: Property tax rate (IBI)
The impact on property tax (IBI) of the 2024 cadastral revaluation should be offset by reductions in the IBI tax rate moving moving closer to the average tax rate of the municipalities in the Marina Alta as follows:
- 2027: 0.75%
- 2028: 0.65%
- 2029: 0.60%
- 2030: 0.50%
Proposal 11: Smart beaches:
Installation of sensors at the access points to Cala Moraig and Cala dels Testos for real-time counting and capacity monitoring in accordance with the project by the Valencian Institute of Tourism Technologies.
Proposal 12: Road Marking Plan in Cumbre del Sol
Approve a plan for the painting of road markings on the main streets: Carretera central, Lirios. Panorama, North entrace, South entrance, Via Pista. Calle Iris, Carretera de la Calle del Moraig.
Proposal 13: Roundabout improvements
Replacing the green plastic bollards with a traditional windmill such as El Pou de l'Abiar
Traditional windmill in El Pou de l'Abiar
Proposal 14: Tourism
- Amend the ordinance on rubbish tax for tourist accommodation to bring it into line with the rubbish tax for residential properties
- Create a quality tourism label for officially registered holiday accommodation, featuring a QR code sticker that must be displayed at the entrance to the apartments. Visitors who scan the QR code will be notified whether the accommodation is registered
- Display a list of registered holiday accommodation on a digital screen in the Cala Moraig car park, allowing users to search by area
- Launch a campaign to register all licensed holiday accommodation on the council’s website allowing searches by area
- Launch a campaign against illegal holiday accommodations
Proposal 15: Install a 360° camera to monitor fires
Install a 360º camera on Puig de la Llorença to monitor fires covering following areas: Montecala, Kalmias, Palmeras, Magnolias Olivos, Lirios, Pueblo del Mar, Pueblo Panorama, Pueblo de la Luz, Pueblo Atenea, Adelfas, Pueblo de la Paz, Fresnos.
Proposal 16: Puig de la Llorença
- Demolition of all illegal antennas
- Create a recreational area at the top of Puig de la Llorença with a skywalk 38°43'14.10"N 0°09'37.25"E
Proposal 17: Automatic transcription and subtitling of plenary sessions
Proposal 18: Carry out Resident registration campaigns
- Enable online registration via the online portal
- Promotion on social media
- OAC
- Letters
- Home visits
Proposal 19: Carry out Voter registration campaign
- Cross-checking the municipal register with the electoral register
- Promotion on social media
- OAC: Staff must inform foreign nationals of their right to register and provide them with the registration form
- Letters to residents not registered on the electoral register
- Requesting technical support from the INE for home visits
Proposal 20: Transparency Portal
We want the Town Hall to have glass walls so that our governance can be scrutinised by local residents at all times (promised by the Mayor Miguel Angel García Buiges on 19/10/2018) Eight years on, we’re still waiting for that!.
Release in accordance with Law 19/2013:
• All contracts
• The list of agreements signed
• Public subsidies and grants awarded
• Budgets
• Annual accounts
• The annual remuneration received by senior officials and senior managers
• Resolutions authorising or recognising compatibility affecting public employees
• Declaration of municipal assets and properties
• The list of agreements signed
• Public subsidies and grants awarded
• Budgets
• Annual accounts
• The annual remuneration received by senior officials and senior managers
• Resolutions authorising or recognising compatibility affecting public employees
• Declaration of municipal assets and properties
• Breaking down revenue and expending items by geographical area
Proposal 21: Annual participatory budgeting events
Similar initiatives are already being carried out successfully in other nearby municipalities such as Benissa, Xàbia, Ondara, Dénia, Benidorm among others.
Proposal 22: Neighbourhood Council for residential areas
Please submit your proposals until 31 December by clicking here
LEGAL NOTICE:
OVFC reserves the right not to publish any proposals that undermine human dignity, are discriminatory or which, in its judgement, are unsuitable for publication.
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