The president of the Vox Municipal Group, Ines Canizareshighlighted the influence of his group in the municipal government of Toledo, to the point that “on several occasions it has been decisive in making the goals to be achieved today a reality”, while affirming that politics was a priority . service to neighbors and not “as a platform for personal promotion”.
During his intervention in the debate on the state of the city, Cañizares stressed that the differences in criteria have enriched the government’s action, contrary to what happened during the last 16 years of socialist mandates at City Hall. , who left no more imprint than “the projects in the drawers, a lot of propaganda and the absence of direction.”
Faced with the policy of the opposition party, whose leaders used the Town Hall “as a launching pad for their promotion and personal projection”, the president of the Municipal Group Vox opted for the vocation of public service which characterizes the councilors of his party. group, keen to meet and respond to the needs of the people of Toledo.
The participation of @vox_es In the government of Toledo, it is a key element to advance priority issues such as security, employment and the protection of our traditions. This is how I defended it today during the State of the City debate.
In @VToledociudad we owe it to the neighbors pic.twitter.com/KR9vi18Pus
– Inès María Cañizares Pacheco (@InesCanizares) October 2, 2024
“When you’re in politics, you have to think with your head, not your stomach. This is the only way to make decisions with courage and firmness, without abandoning principles and with the determination to keep what is promised, whatever the cost and whatever happens. We owe it to our neighbors and not to our own interests or those of our party. “That’s where the real political responsibility lies,” he said.
In this sense, he insisted that Vox is an “honest” group, whose advisors entered politics “freely, not to serve us or to prosper,” with the sole intention of improving the city. “We are not afraid of anything or anyone, not even the votes of the next elections, we are concerned and concerned about achieving what we promised to the neighbors,” he said.
Cañizares defended the government action carried out during this first year in coalition at the head of the City Hall because its decisions, far from being extremist, as the opposition claims, respond to common sense. “Vox is necessary, because Vox came to break the mold”he said.
Vox’s achievements in government
“With Vox, the recognition of the professionalism and dignity of workers is a fact,” declared the deputy mayor, who spoke of the approval of the C1 for the Firefighters, after decades of struggle, “a legal agreement, not like the one signed.” “by the socialists”, with the Local Police or the equalization of the salaries of teachers at the Music School with their counterparts at the Language School.
Precisely, in reference to the Department of Education, headed by Daniel Morcillo, “with a single technician”, Cañizares valued his enormous work and his proximity, “the centers feel listened to”, which was reflected in the increase of scholarships at the School of Languages by “more than 66%”, in the increase in the offer and workshops of “Toledo Educa”, in addition to promoting the School Absenteeism Commission and updating municipal library funds.
Regarding the Department of Urban Planning, headed by Florentino Delgado, the president of GM Vox focused on the twenty actions planned in the city, which will involve the construction of 3,000 housing units, up to 40% public, all by attributing the development of the POM, “which the socialists have not been able to prepare since 2007”, and which will ensure that the city is coherent, with green spaces, services and decent housing for all social classes.
Within the Department of Urban Planning, the vice mayor also highlighted, “despite the lack of personnel”, that licenses have been accelerated, compared to the apathy of the previous socialist team, which contributes to generating more dynamism and greater income for the city.
On the other hand, the advisor for economic promotion and employment, Juan Marín, During these months of government, he managed to update the ordinance on street vending, which dated from 1983, in addition to promoting “courageous” actions such as the vilified “De Puente a Puente” Christmas market program. “by interest groups”, but which achieved great success with the public due to its innovative character.
Likewise, there has been a commitment to local commerce, to give impetus to the historic center and the reform of the food market has been carried out, a great work that will culminate in just over a month, providing an essential service to the residents of Casco, in a space that required urgent action.
Cañizares, from his position as advisor for citizen security and civil protection, emphasized that the Local police barracks on Denmark Street “it already has a technical and economic study for its renovation”, and listed other improvements to this service, such as the launch of Canine unitthe acquisition of Taser guns, a new information van or a mobile citizen services office.
“In short, Vox is still useful: in opposition because it brought into public debate vitally important issues that the left sidetracked and others considered closed, and it is useful in governments because we always keep what we promised,” he said. concluded.
