PA: San Roque has the highest Council taxes but gets no services

Council car tax, one of the lowest in the province

San Roque

SAN ROQUE -- On studying the Report on Local Taxes issued annually by the Confederation of Cádiz Businesses (CEC, Confederación de Empresarios de Cádiz), the Partido Andalucista (PA) says it once more reveals the deficiencies in the government of Mayor Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix regarding one the heaviest taxes paid by the town's citizens: the IBI (Impuesto de Bienes Inmuebles), or Council Tax. San Roque pays the second highest taxes in the province. "Not only do we pay more, but there are sections with high taxes that get no or very few municipal services," says a spokesperson. The answer from the town hall is that the luxury of Sotogrande and Alcaidesa makes them demand the second highest taxes in Cádiz.

Alcaidesa Playa to get water supply at last

Problem has been around for a long time, takes denouncing to the media to get results

ALCAIDESA (Cádiz) The local newspaper of reference, Europa Sur, was told about a month ago that the problem of water supply to the Alcaidesa Playa area had not yet been sorted, after several years of contradictions between town halls, residents and the like. Apparently, the town hall had said that the urbanisation had not been officially 'received' in its enntirety at the time of handing it over to be provided with services. One of the problems with Alcaidesa is that the whole urbanization sits on the border of the municipalities of La Línea and San Roque, an opportunity for both to toss the ball into the other's court at the slightest provocation. This is presumably why Mancomunidad had to takle part in the matter. It may also do so, therefore, in other similar disputes that arise in the future.

Historic Anthony Quinn’s boat sold as scrap

As she once was

LA LÍNEA (Cádiz) – This boat used to belong to Anthony Quinn. Before that it belonged to the Nazi secret service in World War 2. Now the rusted hull has been sold for scrap, after it sunk in La Línea. The hull can’t say a word, but if it could it would tell us about espionage at wartime, of Anthony Quinn’s escapades in or near these waters, where the film star spent many a holiday. Then there are the adventures of all the people, stars, and crooks and otherwise, who rented Sir Anthony over the years. Such a boat deserved a better end: she sank at the Alcaidesa Marina after a long, tiring life; then the ignominy of being sold for scrap. Sir Anthony’s last owner chartered her out as a recreational item in the area, and was featured in several websites for that business – some still have her picture and description online. When she was last up for sale, the price was €48,000, not long after her half sinking. Her scrap value was a great deal less.