10,000 illegal properties have been counted in the Axarquía region

Eight mayors from the Axarquia region of Eastern Málaga province travelled to Sevilla on Monday with the President of the Málaga Diputación, Salvador Pendón, in order to discuss the planning problems in their municipalities.They met with the Regional Councillor for Housing and Territorial Planning, Juan Espadas, who met with four of the Mayors at a time.
The idea was to draw up a working plan to draw up definitive plans for housing areas in each municipality so there is a clear guide ahead of the next local elections in 2011.El País reports a ‘positive climate’ during the meetings.10,000 illegal properties have been counted in the Axarquía region, building on land classified as not suitable for building. The Mayors of Alfarnate, Arenas, Canillas de Aceituno, Iznate, Macharaviaya, Moclinejo, Salares and Sedella, all of them Socialist, attended the meeting.A new time scale on a technical coordination plan was also agreed, and Espadas is set to meet with eight more mayors from the region on January 28.