Formentera seeks membership in world heritage consortium

When members of the Formentera Council congregated today for their monthly plenary assembly, they voted unanimously to weigh in on the Eivissa Council's July modification of the official status of an Eivissa consortium that deals with internationally recognised heritage sites on the island.

The bid to secure a place for the Formentera Council on the consortium (known officially as Consorci Eivissa Patrimoni de la Humanitat) is linked to the fact that one site the group hopes to protect, meadows of posidonia seagrass, is located largely in Formentera's waters. According to president's office secretary Bartomeu Escandell, “the Consorci will be more effective if it comprises representatives of all the agencies administering the sites in need of protection”.

Other measures
Assembly members were also united in backing a measure by the senior cabinet secretaries, representatives of Gent per Formentera, concerning the effort to map archaeological sites of interest in local waters.

The Partido Popular scored cross-party support for a proposal to put formalities relating to the island's register of inhabitants, or padró, on the administration's online portal (the OVAC).

The PSOE won unanimous backing for a proposal to do away with wage reductions that currently take effect during the first twenty days of a public servant's temporary leave. The measure means that employees of the local administration will receive full wages from the start of leave.

Compromís, in turn, mustered cross-party support for a proposal to upgrade signage at sa Senieta car park in Sant Francesc.

New offices for opposition groups
Formentera Council chair Jaume Ferrer announced that opposition groups would soon be able to move into new party facilities. The three offices, one for each group, are located on carrer Pla del Rei in Sant Francesc.

According to the administration chief, the offices are ready for their new occupants and will be visited by Partido Popular, PSOE and Compromís representatives ahead of a forthcoming move date.