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El Consell de Formentera i el Govern balear celebren la primera reunió de treball de la legislatura
La presidenta del Consell de Formentera, Alejandra Ferrer, ha rebut avui a la consellera de Presidència, Cultura i Igualtat del Govern balear, Pilar Costa, en la qual ha estat la primera reunió oficial de treball entre les dues institucions. En aquesta primera presa de contacte s'ha destacat la col·laboració entre el Consell i el Govern de la passada legislatura i s'ha subratllat el desig de continuar amb aquest treball els pr...
Consell proposes tapping tourism levy to fund Nautical Sport Centre
The Consell de Formentera has unveiled a plan to incorporate construction of the Nautical Sport Centre (CEN), including the relocation of the Municipal Sailing School, into the 2019 “Impulse Strategy” for the Sustainable Tourism Tax. The proposed allowance—1,017,505 euros—would cover the total cost of investment. Set against the stunning backdrop of Estany des Peix, the CEN is aimed at fomenting an active brand of nautical to...
Summer campers take Earth-smart message to street
Setting up a tent and information stands at plaça de la Constitució in Sant Francesc, about one hundred 6- to 12-year-olds from the Consell de Formentera's three summer camps, or Escoles d'Estiu, staged a day of outreach and environmental awareness-building. Kids canvassed the square, giving businesses, residents and tourists pamplets highlighting the importance of caring for the planet. The young eco-champions displayed bott...
La Mola lighthouse's freshly minted cultural space logs nearly 12k visits in opening month
Today the Formentera Council Culture Department shared figures for the first month of public visits at the cultural space that the Consell has operated out of la Mola's lighthouse since 1 July. The building received some twelve thousand visitors in July. Roughly ten thousand people came in the first week alone as part of the open days and free admission to commemorate the site's opening. The remaining 1,973 visits were record...
Formentera counts vehicles on highways
The Consell de Formentera Mobility Department reports that, from 1 to 12 August, a surveying firm specialised in automated and manual vehicle tallies has been charged with studying how islanders get around the island (walking, cycling, public transport, personal vehicles) and how they are using parking areas. The effort—one part of the local Sustainable Mobility Strategy—is the second such survey and tally in two years, and w...
Consell backs Formenterers Solidaris' charitable projects in 2019
Consell de Formentera president Alejandra Ferrer sat down today with the chair of Formenterers Solidaris, Maria Costa, to sign an agreement between the administration and the local NGO on cooperation projects to support development in developing countries, education and social assistance on the island in 2019. As part of the deal, the organisation pledges to create and administer cooperation and development projects for devel...
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