The Deliberative Council unanimously approved the project presented by mayor Enrique Cresto for the creation of the Municipal Autonomous Institute of Land and Housing. It will begin operations in the month of July, under three specific lines of work: property regularization, a land bank, as well as the management of housing financing.
"One of the most serious problems in Concordia is the demand for housing, and despite the fact that provincial and national plans have been executed, the need remains very high," the mayor pointed out. From the Executive branch, therefore, the creation of a municipal autonomous housing entity was promoted, "which is a unique organization in the province," highlighted Dr. María de los Ángeles Petit, advisor to the Executive Department. The project was approved unanimously by the Deliberative Council and enacted through Ordinance No. 35704/16.
The Municipal Autonomous Institute of Land and Housing (InVyTAM) is an autonomous entity in which the different municipal areas on the subject will converge, both regarding land or housing, as well as the recently created My House Property Regularization Program.
"The Institute will work on a comprehensive approach to the problem and for that it has the powers that allow it not only to execute municipal programs, but also to receive funds and enter into agreements with the provincial and national government and with private entities such as guilds, unions, and associations," explained Cresto. "The work outlook is very broad since housing and property regularization are one of the fundamental axes of this administration," stressed the mayor.
For her part, Petit, who is working with the future Board of Directors on the internal organization of the Institute, highlighted that "it is a unique organization in the Province due to its characteristics and because it places the housing problem at the top level of the agenda." And she detailed that "it will have its own funds, will be able to sign agreements for the construction of housing with the Provincial or National Government, as well as seek financing to carry out its own housing programs."
The advisor commented that "in the coming days, after his return from the meeting with Pope Francis, mayor Cresto will announce the composition of the board of directors, which will be eminently technical, and the requirements to register in the Registry of Applicants will be announced, as well as other important aspects and details about the Institute".