Arona Council Loses Track of Garbage Trucks, Opposition Demands Answers

Arona's City Council has lost track of three of its vehicles used for cleaning and garbage collection.

Más por Arona (MxA) is bringing this to public attention, citing an official report from the Municipal Heritage department, which falls under the Mobility, Transport and Public Services Department. The report, issued last Thursday, states that the vehicles were officially added to the list of city-owned property on July 29, 2021. However, their mileage at that time, their current mileage, and their current location are all unknown. The license plates of the missing vehicles are 3678HGZ, 3674HGZ, and 0592HFK.

According to MxA, this is a serious issue. They claim that the report confirms their long-standing concerns that the City Council doesn't know the whereabouts of these vehicles, which should be stored on city property.

The local government (made up of PP, CC, and Vox) has not yet commented. However, MxA, who were previously partners with the Popular Party and the Canarian Coalition until January 15, argues that this situation is more than just an administrative mistake. They believe it represents a failure to properly manage and protect public assets. Furthermore, they say it significantly harms Arona's cleaning and garbage collection services, ultimately affecting the quality of service for residents.

MxA suggests this could even be grounds for immediately ending the city's contract with the current cleaning service provider. They suspect the company may be using Arona's resources, paid for by taxpayers, for their own gain outside of the municipality.

MxA claims they have been requesting information about this for months, but the city government has not provided complete answers. They also point out that no investigation has been launched by the responsible council members to clarify the situation.

Led by Luis García, MxA is calling for accountability and demanding answers about the misuse of city-owned vehicles. They describe the situation as "totally abnormal" from an administrative perspective. They are urging for full transparency, political responsibility, and the immediate return of the missing vehicles, so they can be used to serve the people of Arona within the municipality.