The municipality of Querétaro is working on a planning project for the Historic Center to achieve a balanced balance between residents and businesses. This includes establishing a Historic Center Board, Mayor Felipe Macías Olvera emphasized when questioned about the Historic Center Alliance’s proposal to repopulate this area of the city.
He stated that this board will be responsible for working on a comprehensive intervention strategy for the Historic Center with the goal of creating a worthy space worthy of the city. He emphasized that the goal is for those who already live in the center and new generations to continue living there.
“In order to have a worthy Historic Center and a Historic Center worthy of the beautiful city of Querétaro, there must be a fair balance between the people who live in the center, between the service sector, hotels, and restaurants. That’s why it’s very important that the people who live in the Historic Center continue to live there and that new generations also live there. This is part of our core planning priorities for the Historic Center,” he emphasized.
When asked about the statement by the superintendent of the Historic Center, Marco Álvarez Malo, that the lack of living conditions has caused 20,000 people to leave the area in the last 10 years, the mayor described these statements as unfortunate and commented that, in fact, most of those who live in the Center are residents.
“I think this statement was a bit unfortunate on the part of Superintendent Marco Malo, because, well, if we add up figures over 20 years, they’re going to be very, very subjective. The truth is that today we have a fairly balanced Historic Center. Today, a large percentage of the population is a resident. In fact, we communicate with all the neighborhood committee leaders in the historic center, in the traditional neighborhoods, and that’s what we have to maintain: an adequate balance between downtown residents and the service sector,” he added.
Waste separation plant will remain closed until observations are resolved
The mayor also reiterated that the waste separation and treatment plant operated by Broquers Ambiental will remain closed until it complies with the environmental measures imposed by the state authorities.
Macías Olvera recalled that the closure took place on July 23rd, so he reiterated that the company will have to pay compensation for each day it stopped working.
“Until this is regularized and they don’t comply, they will remain suspended and closed, and they will also be subject to a financial penalty. They are still in the process of complying (with the plan requested by Pepmadu). As long as they don’t make progress or demonstrate concrete actions to address the issues for which they were closed, they will remain suspended,” he added.
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