Firms enter Coyhaique 1782 Plebiscite to call Community First Linked With projects in Aysen Dams

The minimum number of signatures was reached in about a month, considering that the collection began on July 1 and already had more than the 1564 later this month. A complex process is to circumscribe the subjects lived at the municipal level and at the same time enabling the community to express their opinion Coyhaique while deciding on the kind of development they want for their community.

In this sense, the two issues on which consultation is requested modifications relate to community development plan (PLADECO) and local land use planning. This, considering that the new Law on General Bases of the Environment states that the projects submitted to assessment must apply to municipalities reporting on the compatibility or incompatibility of initiatives such planning tools as well as bodies issue rulings with environmental competence.

The subjects

The material on which to summon those who signed referendum are two. The first is that the City of Coyhaique perform "track procedures within the municipal area conducive to change land use of communal land to prohibit the construction or building energy infrastructure such as dams and nuclear power plants, except the so-called unconventional or renewable energy and clean energy are defined in the letter aa) of Article 225 of the General Law of Electrical Services. "The second" that the municipality within their skills in community development plan to establish the incompatibility of pylons (which are part of power transmission lines and high voltage substations), to tourism development and conservation of the commune, and thus express their dissent or resistance to its eventual construction as applicable to the municipality in dealing with environmental impact studies, because of its incompatibility with the community development plan. "

Despite having the request of citizens with a high degree of specificity, the rule states that the mayor who is determined, in the spirit of the matters requested by the public plebiscite, consultation printed on the ballot, as established by the opinion of 46,097 the Comptroller General of the Republic.

The process

On this particular Ghisoni Carlo said that "every time what the citizens want to have to interpret it, we must try to assume not only when there are elections and is elected authority." He added that "in modern times the authorities are going to have to go taking this information from the public within its operation, because there are things that maybe were not what you said and it corresponds to a proper democratic process. "

The official said that from this moment documents are delivered to the legal department of the municipality, and is resolved to the City Council be informed. In this context it should be noted that in the case of an application by 5% or more of registered voters on the electoral register and comply with legal formalities, the plebiscite is an obligation that does not require a special resolution passed by such a college.

Each tab of the signatories mandated the former councilor Paz Foitzich and host of the program Magazine Radio Santa Maria, Claudia Torres, to the entrance to town and eventually make all the changes that were required to the text protocolized base in the notice, for a better fit for the law. It was they who officially handed over to the mayor (s) the 369 pages with 1782 signatures.

"This process is for us a true learning. While community plebiscites on LOCM are not commonly made use of them. Set aside the law to engage citizens. It's been really successful for us to call citizens plasma signature and identity card what they want for their community, "said Paz Foitzich. He added that "it was a valuable learning and now comes this other part, which is responsible to the municipality and also think that there is one more chance to have a different position. We do not seek this antagonism but rather give us the opportunity as commune to listen to citizens, what is crying out, and find the best formula plebiscite we notaries matters. "

Claudia Torres said "we believe it will be political will to support this referendum, we do not believe that the mayor and city council are opposed, as they also came up where the popular vote. The public wants to build a tremendous milestone , which is that people can gather the signatures, making this procedure that is not less, go to the notary, putting his signature and data, to demand what is in the law and decide on matters in the future, too. " He noted that "this is not about being opposed to development but to build the development that the community wants and that the region wants, and it is important that the municipality and the mayor have in mind that all who are there with their families, are building citizenship. Here's something concrete that we expect the municipality to take it well and can be part of this democratic process. "

Hernando Rios, the only council to be present despite the five guests, said, "I hope this comes to fruition, and I mean this in the plebiscite is made, beyond some opinions from some people, with all its right, they say that there will be an expense. But there are costs to be assumed if the public wants it and so believe in the council. "

This is the first signatures for referendums income community in the Region of Aysen, contemplating that within the next few days will make similar arrangements in the districts of O'Higgins and Cochrane Tortel, where already collected the signatures, also organized for collection Rio Ibáñez and Chile Chico.

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