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Public cleaning operations clear 400 kg of waste from Es Trucadors
The Formentera Council, by way of the local Office of the Environment, oversaw special cleaning operations last week in Es Trucadors, the area at the northernmost tip of Ses Illetes beach. A total of 20 bags weighing roughly 20 kilogrammes each – making a total of 400 kg – were filled with waste and removed for disposal. In general, empty food packages formed the greater part of the rubbish that was picked up, but a considera...
Bus and taxi services in La Savina have got shade
Users of bus and taxi services in La Savina have now got shade on their side. The Balearic Islands Port Authority oversaw financing and construction of two large-scale pergolas offering respite from the sun for individuals awaiting public transport. The pergolas had long been requested by the Formentera Council, and their construction came right on time; they were completed just before some of the hottest days of the year. C...
Looking ahead to 2015 season, Council asks Bureau of Coastal Demarcation for beachfront permits
The Formentera Island Council's Office of the Environment has sent Demarcació de Costes (the Balearic Bureau of Coastal Demarcation) its application for permits that would allow certain installations to be mounted on public waterfronts. In so doing, the goal of the Council is to have all kiosks and other seaside concessions open and ready for service by 1 May – the start of the tourist season. For the first time this year, w...
Council begins post office box service in Es Cap
The Formentera Island Council presently announces the start of post office box services for inhabitants of the Es Cap area of the island. In view of the positive reception of post office boxes in La Mola and of the fact that Es Cap residents also face the same difficulty as their neighbours in La Mola – neither locality has a mail delivery service available and residents of Es Cap are required to pick up any correspondence ...
Supreme Court to hear Formentera Council request for annulment of historic centre ruling
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the Council of Formentera regarding a 6 February 2014 sentence of the Balearic Island Superior Court of Justice (TSJIB). The ruling by the court had nullified demarcations of historic centre in the towns of Sant Francesc, Sant Ferran and El Pilar de La Mola. More info here
New REB regulations to affect waste transfer between Formentera and Eivissa
The Formentera Council, and councilor of the Economy and Presidential Cabinet Bartomeu Escandell, attended this week a meeting of the Fórum Balears Competitiva at the Consolat de Mar of Palma de Mallorca. The encounter – the fifth of its kind – served to gather suggestions for the Madrid central government in its upcoming revision of the REB. Formentera's submission raises three points with reference to the new REB: transpor...
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