In a meeting held this Wednesday morning, Mayor Francisco Azcué called on the council members of the three blocs to work together on a common agenda regarding various issues that affect the reality and future of the city.
Accompanied by Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, the Mayor remarked first of all that the meeting arises from the importance of seeking consensus to work on future public policies that result in management and responses to the various demands of the Concordia community.
In this sense, he reiterated the importance of the July Pact, “where the contribution made by the different sectors of our city will have a significant scope when it comes to achieving the Concordia we all want, setting aside personal interests and putting collective ones first”.
Another topic was to continue working together on the tax reform promoted by the current administration, with the participation of different actors and institutions of Concordia.
SALTO GRANDE
The energy issue was also on the table. In this regard, Azcué emphasized that after the approval of the Bases Law in the National Senate and its subsequent treatment in the Chamber of Deputies, “a before and after can be marked regarding a historic struggle in terms of representation, administration, and sale of the energy produced by the dam”.
“For the first time, we are very close to the cost of energy for the people of Concordia, the region, and the province of Entre Ríos being fairer and favoring development, as promised when the Salto Grande project began to materialize,” remarked Azcué.
That is why “I called on the council members of the different blocs to accompany this issue in unity, take it as a banner, and if necessary, promote regulations for this stage that is coming for the people of Concordia”.
With the approval of the Bases Law, the energy system is deregulated, “and the dam, with an administration from Entre Ríos, could sell its energy directly to the Electric Cooperative, to ENERSA, which would allow for a significant reduction in the cost for the people of Concordia and Entre Ríos, being a unique opportunity for the region, attracting investments and achieving the productive development so longed for by our people. Common and commercial users would also be widely benefited”.
Given this scenario, both from the Executive branch and the Deliberative Council, “we must be prepared to continue supporting this struggle that began many decades ago and today we are facing a first great step conquered in which the work of the senators from Entre Ríos has been important”.
Finally, Azcué pointed out that “we know very well the energy that our dam produces, what it represents for the country, and throughout all these years, due to centralist management, we have been paying up to 10 times more than the value at which we produce it. Now it is our duty to work united, defending the dam, the interests of the city and the region” to achieve cheaper energy “and a Salto Grande dam at the service of the country, but fundamentally, promoting local and regional development”.
Accompanied by Vice Mayor Magdalena Reta de Urquiza, the Mayor remarked first of all that the meeting arises from the importance of seeking consensus to work on future public policies that result in management and responses to the various demands of the Concordia community.
In this sense, he reiterated the importance of the July Pact, “where the contribution made by the different sectors of our city will have a significant scope when it comes to achieving the Concordia we all want, setting aside personal interests and putting collective ones first”.
Another topic was to continue working together on the tax reform promoted by the current administration, with the participation of different actors and institutions of Concordia.
SALTO GRANDE
The energy issue was also on the table. In this regard, Azcué emphasized that after the approval of the Bases Law in the National Senate and its subsequent treatment in the Chamber of Deputies, “a before and after can be marked regarding a historic struggle in terms of representation, administration, and sale of the energy produced by the dam”.
“For the first time, we are very close to the cost of energy for the people of Concordia, the region, and the province of Entre Ríos being fairer and favoring development, as promised when the Salto Grande project began to materialize,” remarked Azcué.
That is why “I called on the council members of the different blocs to accompany this issue in unity, take it as a banner, and if necessary, promote regulations for this stage that is coming for the people of Concordia”.
With the approval of the Bases Law, the energy system is deregulated, “and the dam, with an administration from Entre Ríos, could sell its energy directly to the Electric Cooperative, to ENERSA, which would allow for a significant reduction in the cost for the people of Concordia and Entre Ríos, being a unique opportunity for the region, attracting investments and achieving the productive development so longed for by our people. Common and commercial users would also be widely benefited”.
Given this scenario, both from the Executive branch and the Deliberative Council, “we must be prepared to continue supporting this struggle that began many decades ago and today we are facing a first great step conquered in which the work of the senators from Entre Ríos has been important”.
Finally, Azcué pointed out that “we know very well the energy that our dam produces, what it represents for the country, and throughout all these years, due to centralist management, we have been paying up to 10 times more than the value at which we produce it. Now it is our duty to work united, defending the dam, the interests of the city and the region” to achieve cheaper energy “and a Salto Grande dam at the service of the country, but fundamentally, promoting local and regional development”.