This morning, Mayor Francisco Azcué, at Plaza 25 de Mayo, led the ceremony for the 209th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. “Today more than ever, let us keep in mind the actions of our patriots, let us work together, giving our lives if necessary, so that our city may once again be a land of progress,” he stated.
In his speech, the Mayor of Concordia, after highlighting that what happened on July 9, 1816, where a decision was made “that changed our history forever to begin building a free Nation based on its own values,” affirmed that “Independence is not just a cry for freedom, it is a daily commitment to the future, to the community, and to others.”
The Congress of Tucumán “was not an arrival point, it was a starting point, just as the signing of the July Pact was for us in Concordia, when we said that for our city to grow and develop with equity and hope, we need to rebuild trust, recover our word, and gather around common goals.”
To that end, “we are inspired by the legacies of patriots like Juan José Paso, who said that ‘freedom is not begged for on one's knees, it is conquered with determination and work,’ and with that conviction, we signed that agreement with more than one hundred community institutions. It was not a photo opportunity or a formal act, but a genuine call to engage in politics in a deeper sense: to unite for the common good.”
RESULTS
Continuing along those lines, Azcué remarked that “today we are in a position to show the fruits of that work, such as the tax reform that was developed together with council members and institutions, which allowed us to advance in the elimination of more than 300 municipal taxes and administrative stamps to simplify procedures and reduce the tax burden on citizens.”
“We have advanced in other measures and continue to promote new ones thanks to the permanent dialogue we have with institutions, with the conviction that for Concordia to grow and develop, we need to generate the best conditions for it to be a better place to live and invest.”
Another achievement of the July Pact was the Local Human Development Board, “where we coordinate concrete actions that are improving the daily lives of our people: organizing employment training that generates real opportunities; the reintegration of children who were out of the educational system; revaluing and caring for the role of the elderly; talks, surveys, support networks, and training on problematic substance use.”
Finally, the Mayor stressed that this is possible “because we decided to govern not from isolation but from encounter. As Manuel Belgrano used to say: ‘let us work for the general good, without expecting any reward other than seeing the homeland happy.’ That is the vocation of service we want to recover, which is that of those who understand that politics is, above all, a tool for transformation.”
“If we want Concordia to move forward, we must undoubtedly imitate the action and legacy of our patriots and, above all, work with honesty, taking care of State assets and respecting institutions. We know that the path is not easy because it requires effort, dialogue, and tolerance, which demands sitting down with those who do not think like us, but we also know that it is the only possible path if we want to leave a better city for those who will come after.”
Once the ceremony concluded, the authorities moved to the San Antonio de Padua Cathedral to participate in the Solemn Te Deum presided over by MonsignorGustavo Zurbriggen.
Present were Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, members of the Cabinet, national and provincial legislators, council members, representatives of the Armed Forces and Security Forces, Malvinas veterans, representatives of social organizations and intermediate institutions, and the general public.
In his speech, the Mayor of Concordia, after highlighting that what happened on July 9, 1816, where a decision was made “that changed our history forever to begin building a free Nation based on its own values,” affirmed that “Independence is not just a cry for freedom, it is a daily commitment to the future, to the community, and to others.”
The Congress of Tucumán “was not an arrival point, it was a starting point, just as the signing of the July Pact was for us in Concordia, when we said that for our city to grow and develop with equity and hope, we need to rebuild trust, recover our word, and gather around common goals.”
To that end, “we are inspired by the legacies of patriots like Juan José Paso, who said that ‘freedom is not begged for on one's knees, it is conquered with determination and work,’ and with that conviction, we signed that agreement with more than one hundred community institutions. It was not a photo opportunity or a formal act, but a genuine call to engage in politics in a deeper sense: to unite for the common good.”
RESULTS
Continuing along those lines, Azcué remarked that “today we are in a position to show the fruits of that work, such as the tax reform that was developed together with council members and institutions, which allowed us to advance in the elimination of more than 300 municipal taxes and administrative stamps to simplify procedures and reduce the tax burden on citizens.”
“We have advanced in other measures and continue to promote new ones thanks to the permanent dialogue we have with institutions, with the conviction that for Concordia to grow and develop, we need to generate the best conditions for it to be a better place to live and invest.”
Another achievement of the July Pact was the Local Human Development Board, “where we coordinate concrete actions that are improving the daily lives of our people: organizing employment training that generates real opportunities; the reintegration of children who were out of the educational system; revaluing and caring for the role of the elderly; talks, surveys, support networks, and training on problematic substance use.”
Finally, the Mayor stressed that this is possible “because we decided to govern not from isolation but from encounter. As Manuel Belgrano used to say: ‘let us work for the general good, without expecting any reward other than seeing the homeland happy.’ That is the vocation of service we want to recover, which is that of those who understand that politics is, above all, a tool for transformation.”
“If we want Concordia to move forward, we must undoubtedly imitate the action and legacy of our patriots and, above all, work with honesty, taking care of State assets and respecting institutions. We know that the path is not easy because it requires effort, dialogue, and tolerance, which demands sitting down with those who do not think like us, but we also know that it is the only possible path if we want to leave a better city for those who will come after.”
Once the ceremony concluded, the authorities moved to the San Antonio de Padua Cathedral to participate in the Solemn Te Deum presided over by MonsignorGustavo Zurbriggen.
Present were Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, members of the Cabinet, national and provincial legislators, council members, representatives of the Armed Forces and Security Forces, Malvinas veterans, representatives of social organizations and intermediate institutions, and the general public.