Speaking of saving council expenditure....

Speaking of making savings in council expenditure, does anyone else agree with me, that a BIG saving could be made by simply removing a considerable percentage of the streetlight bulbs on the urb, or reducing the wattage? I am sure that many roads would be perfectly safe enough with less lights on, especially, for example the uninhabited roads leading off the urb (one towards "Iceland" & the one with the musical fence - in fact, do these roads need to be lit at all?). Just have a look at the urb from afar and it's surely over illuminated. Could save money and help save the planet!

La Marina

Absolutely unbelievable! Mention live music in bars and you get loads of comments. Mention saving money, so that (for example) we are less likely to lose one of our doctors, and not a single person has had a single word to say!!

Commented Geoff in La Marina 2014-06-18 17:19:59 UTC

Geoff,
WHat you say is a good idea, In fact the council did this for the last few years, with the idea that in certain roads each alternate lamp was turned off, It doesn't in fact save a doctor (that I believe is Valencias problem with the SUMA assistance they give to the local council)But it saved a few quid, but that was soon wasted on things like Rock Concerts for outsiders (but that is another story) So don't get down keep putting your ideas on here and if they are good someone on the Council will do what you believe in although someone else will claim the idea

Commented Alan in La Marina 2014-06-18 17:52:32 UTC

Thanks for replying, Alan, I appreciate it. Interesting what you say, but I'm sure that we've never had only half of the lights on in our road. They've been completely OFF on occasions, but that was probably a fault. You haven't said anything about my cooment about the roads that lead off the urb. which don't need to be there at all. Surely that alone would save thousands a year??

Commented Geoff in La Marina 2014-06-18 20:04:54 UTC

SORRY YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT SAVING MONEY BY REDUCING LIGHTING OK IT DOES SAVE THE COUNCIL MONEY IF YOU WANT MORE DOCTORS YOU HAVE TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR NAMES ON THE PADRON WHICH MEANS STOPPING LA MARINA DYING WHICH MEANS ENCOURAGEING MORE PEOPLE TO COME HERE HOW YOU MAY SAY DO WE GET MORE PEOPLE HERE I SAY BY OFFERING THEM A GOOD LIFE OR THE PROSPECTS OF ONE WHY DO YOUNGER OR MIDDLEAGED PEOPLE COME TO SPAIN FOR THE SUN YES FOR THE FOOD MAYBE SOME OK SOME CRAPPY TO SWIM IN THEIR OWN POOL YEAH OK BUT SOCIAL LIFE DRINK, MUSIC, DANCING, MEETING NEW FRIENDS NOW WE'RE TALKING............... OR TO DIE OF BOREDOM IN A DEADEND DIVE LIKE LA MARINA IS BECOMING.. IF WE WANT SERVICES IE; DOCTORS BUSES WATER COUNCILLORS TO ACT ON OUR BEHALVES POLICE TO STOP CRIME AND YES LIGHTS TO SEE OUR WAY HOME AND AMBULANCES AND FIRE TRUCKS WHEN WE NEED THEM THINK!! WE NEED PEOPLE OUR FRIENDS OUR FAMILIES WON'T COME HERE WHY BECAUSE THE STUPID OLD CODGERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NOISE FROM THE BARS LETS ALL JUST ABANDON OUR HOMES HERE I MEAN DON'T SELL THEM CHEAP JUST LEAVE THEM PAY THE MINIMUM TO KEEP THEM AND SEE WHAT SERVICES ARE GIVEN TO THE URB FROM SAN FULGENCIO SEE HOW THE KEEP QUIET BRIGADE SURVIVE NO SHOPS NO BARS NO RESTAURANTS NO MUSIC.

Commented lyndamaysoussi in La Marina 2014-06-18 22:53:37 UTC