The industrialists of the San Francisco de Jaén Market denounce abandonment by the City Council | Present

Jaen

Months go by but the problems continue to be practically the same, as the industrialists of the San Francisco Market in the capital of Jaen state. This Monday they have made their complaints public again as they did last summer, complaints that are practically similar to those of seven months ago, for which they affirm that they feel abandoned by the current government team.

The president of the merchants association, David Cárdenas, referred first to the building’s air conditioning, recalling that “of the eight installed machines only one works” which means that now in winter it is cold while last summer they had to withstand high temperatures. It should be remembered that at the beginning of the year a ‘Roof-top’ unit was installed to end these problems, but for the moment, it has not satisfied the merchants. On the other hand, they demand new ice machines since the ones that exist have been broken “for more than a year” and the associates have to buy ice in other places.

In addition, Cárdenas has regretted not knowing “the hours of the surveillance personnel in the afternoon” which means that the market is closed as well as “the dock area and there are people here who have to come to work in the afternoon and cannot ” . He even stresses that the Local Police have had to close the market one afternoon since there are no guards.

For his part, the number two of the group, Tomás Cárdenas, has missed the lack of dialogue of the Councilor for Markets, María Orozco. In a sense, she stressed that she moves between “sorry or anger since I don’t know if it is not done due to lack of desire or it is because there is no will or it is total ineffectiveness.” In fact, he asserts that talking “with the council is like talking to a wall.”

Finally, they point out that sales may have fallen by approximately 40% due to all the problems they encounter as well as the lack of accessibility they have, since they criticize that when there is an event, they close the surrounding streets, which causes a Serious economic damage, they point out, to the more than 200 families that directly live from the market. Finally, they advance that they do not rule out carrying out other more forceful protests if their claims are not answered by the consistory.

The second deputy mayor, África Colomo, announced that last Friday the City Council awarded the contract to improve the energy efficiency of the market with a budget of 366,000 euros charged to the Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategy (DUSI) co-financed with Feder and municipal funds. The Councilor for the Presidency also stressed that work will be done on the insulation and equipment of new refrigeration systems as well as the installation of photovoltaic solar panel modules to cover energy consumption needs.

Finally, he recalled that the first tender was abandoned due to the increase in prices due to the international situation and the Ukrainian War, “a cause that precisely the market traders knew perfectly well.” Lastly, he insisted that the investment “should have been made several terms ago” for which he concluded that it is “an issue that should be valued and taken into account by all.”