The Councilor for Urban Planning and Town Hall of the Town Hall of Mahón (Menorca), the socialist Dolores Antonioresigned this Thursday after hiding from its citizens that the city’s water was not drinkable. Some reports from the company that manages the water in this municipality alerted the Town Hall that it could not ensure complete disinfection of the water, therefore was not suitable for human consumption.
The socialist leader recognized that He had received an internal procedure in this regard which he did not read. This is why Antonio left his position which he had held since June 2023 “out of responsibility, consistency and defense of public service and the general interest, principles in which I have always believed and which before, now and always I will put Before “. all”.
“There are many reasons for not having seen it, but for me they do not diminish my responsibility», indicated the advisor. “For not having controlled a file which should have technical managers and, above all, a company which manages a municipal service. “I am sure that there is not a single worker in the world who can categorically say that he has never been in a similar situation,” she added.
It should be remembered that the PP, in its work of controlling the Opposition Consistory, requested certain reports according to which the company hydrobal had registered on August 21 with the municipal council governed by the PSOE, where it is indicated that there was several problems in the denitrifier which caused a nitrate concentration greater than 50 mg/l.
A report which clearly indicated that the company recommended the temporary disconnection of the tank and corresponding health communication to the entire affected population. However, instead of trying to find a solution to these water problems in Mahón, the City Hall This was not communicated to Health In November 2023, water analyzes exceeding human consumption limits, despite the fact that since that same month there were already warnings of Malbúger plant malfunction.
Héctor Pons and councilor Dolores Antonio must submit their resignations. Since we discovered this scandal, they have focused on making mistakes.
They endangered the health of all those who consumed unsafe water while the Town Hall hid it.#resignnow pic.twitter.com/pFlbsOSLt7
– PP Mahon (@PPMahon) October 2, 2024
Councilor Dolores Antonio explained that after making her position available, she only made her resignation effective this Thursday because “I wanted to carry out the work I have done these days. We don’t give up the rudder at the first setback. I delayed this decision for convene an information commission to report to the municipal corporation and meet the managers of the concession company.
Furthermore, the councilor stressed that “faced with the political opportunism which puts me in this situation, I will assume my responsibility, for the sake of consistency and in the defense of public service and the general interest. Water service is a key issue and I hope my departure will be a wake-up call to a more efficient way of working internally.with greater commitment and responsibility on the part of the company providing the service”, he concluded.
