The management of the institutes Miguel Hernández and Valle de Leiva, schools Ricardo Codorníu and Antonio Machado, as well as the association of neighbors Paco Rabal, presented this week written in the City relating to the works that are running in a commercial low in C / Fuente del Ral corner with C / Venezuela, intended for the installation of a recreation and gambling hall.
Through these communications, they ask that the activity license be not granted in the requested place, claiming that it is located less than 100 meters from two educational centers and less than 400 meters from two other schools.
They also request that the General Management Plan be modified to establish a minimum distance for this type of premises with the aim of safeguarding the minors.
They also request a regional plan to regulate these activities, giving priority to social incidence above economic criteria.
Today, the City of Alhama lacks legal grounds to be able to deny authorization of this type of activities provided that the relevant regional regulatory legislation is complied with.
For this reason, the Local Government Board agreed on Wednesday to request the Governing Council of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia the request to regulate without further delay the planning in terms of regional management of the game, in which they take into account Account, above all, criteria such as the proximity of educational centers, number of premises in operation and social impact, provided for in art.
51 of Regional Decree No. 72/2008, dated May 2, which approves the Regulation of Recreational and Gambling Machines of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, as well as limiting these authorizations.
The municipal government will bring to plenary this month a proposal in accordance with the applications submitted by schools.
From the Department of Education has also called its directors to a meeting on Monday, July 17 at 10.30.
To address this situation.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia