Changing rooms, walls and forged parts. THE Provincial Council of Castellónwho presides over the “popular” Marta Barrachina undertook the repair of four Civil Guard barracks in this province faced with the inaction of the government of Pedro Sánchez. The measure has a total amount of 220,000 euros and the provincial institution adopted it because, among other reasons, it considers the security of the inhabitants of Castellón as “non-negotiable” and wants the facilities of the Armed Institute”are up to the task they do to protect us“.
State security forces and bodies have a serious problem in the Valencian Community, from where it is claimed more efficient for government of Spain to fight crime.
Job catalogs Civil Guard and National Police They have not been updated since 2008 and 2010. To the point that this increase in agents this Friday became one of the complaints that the President of the Generalitat Carlos Mazón addressed in Moncloa to Pedro Sánchez himself.
In the province of Castellónthe increase in crime in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of the previous year was 4.5%. For example, penetrative sexual assaults increased by 68% during this period. From January 16 to June 27, 2023 in these six months, but in 2024.
But, moreover, a lot of meThe facilities are dilapidated and require urgent workin the case of the Civil Guard. And to solve this problem, the Provincial Delegation of Castellón has launched an investment of 220,000 euros to repair and improve the barracks of Cabanes, Peñíscola, Vilafamés and Torreblanca. Between the four, they total around 20,000 registered residents.
In Peniscolathe provincial institution invested 50,000 euros in the opening and execution of accessible ventilation openings, sanitary rooms on the floor and in the wall and the replacement of the rear fence, among others.
In Vilafamésthe investment amounts to 45,000 euros to renovate the official offices and build new men’s and women’s changing rooms. In TorreblancaAn additional 48,000 euros were invested in the renovation of a pavilion for men’s and women’s changing rooms. And, in the case of Cabinsthe total budget is completed by the development of the project, the project management of the actions planned for the current year and others for the following year.
The president of the Provincial Delegation of Castellón, Marta Barrachina, regretted the lack of budget of the Spanish Government for these same works that the institution she presides had to undertake, which she did, as she explained , because investing in improving the Civil Guard “strengthens our institutions and sends a clear message: The protection of our communities is not negotiable“.
