Uruguay
Achucarro Questioned Management in Luque and Promised Road Works, Cadastral Updates and “Zero Clampdown”
The Liberal candidate for mayor outlined his proposals for the city in a television interview. He called for prioritizing neighborhoods, using the municipal asphalt plant and reforming traffic enforcement.
The Liberal candidate for mayor of Luque, Manuel “Manolo” Achucarro Gill, criticized the current municipal administration and presented his main proposals ahead of the October 4 elections, according to ABC Color.
According to that outlet, Achucarro said the administration, which has been in office for two terms, concentrated public works in the downtown area and left the neighborhoods behind. In that context, he pointed to the deterioration of streets and said the city has moved beyond its rural profile, although it still has dirt roads.
He also recalled, again according to ABC Color, that in 2015 a Liberal administration bought the first asphalt plant of a municipality in the country after Asunción, and lamented that it had not been properly used.
Among his promises, the candidate said all neighborhoods will have cobblestone paving and that, where appropriate, paving and storm drainage works will be carried out. He explained that the Municipality would produce asphalt with its own plant, although he acknowledged that the municipal budget would not be enough to finance drainage works on its own, so he would seek support from other state agencies.
Achucarro also spoke about property tax collection and linked delinquency to the lack of visible works for taxpayers. His proposal, according to ABC Color, includes updating the cadastre, getting closer to residents and maintaining the option of paying in installments.
On traffic, he questioned the actions of the agents of the Municipal Traffic Police in the downtown area and announced the idea of moving toward a “zero clampdown” scheme. He said awareness must be strengthened about places where parking is not allowed, but without applying that measure indiscriminately.
Finally, he said he had received repeated complaints about alleged requests for bribes and extortion of drivers. To prevent those situations, he proposed that agents focus on organizing traffic and that each PMT member carry a security camera, according to ABC Color.
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