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In bid to help most vulnerable, Consell to divert €200K of surplus to social welfare initiatives
The Formentera Tax Office reports that the local government will commit 20% of its 2019 surplus to help those made most vulnerable by the crisis in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are currently liquidating our 2019 budget and hope to be left with a million euros when we’re through”, explained tax office conseller Bartomeu Escandell. “Article 20 of the state of alarm decree gives local authorities the power to unlock 20...
Formentera Local Police use drone to make sure islanders obeying rules of confinement
Starting today, Formentera Local Police will rely on a drone to help enforce rules of confinement. Supplementing patrols already being carried out by law enforcement, the aircraft will be used to ensure islanders follow orders and stay in their homes, save for outings for activities specifically permitted under the state of alarm. “Flights will focus on wide open spaces where ground surveillance is poses particular problems”,...
Consell and Ibiza & Formentera Preservation take Sustainability Clinic to local students
The Formentera Department of Environment has teamed up with Ibiza & Formentera Preservation to launch an initiative called l’Aula de Sostenibilitat. The aim of the initiative, whose name translates roughly as “the Sustainability Clinic”, is to make educational materials about sustainability and environmental preservation more widely available. “Initially we envisioned taking the project to island classrooms”, said environ...
12th Formentera Half-Marathon postponed until 10 October
The Formentera Departments of Tourism and Sports report that the 12th Half-Marathon (Mitja Marató) and 8K Run (Cursa 8 km) originally scheduled for 16 May have been pushed back to 10 October amid the public health emergency around the Covid-19 virus. The agreement was reached between the event’s organisers at Unisport Consulting, the Departments of Tourism and Sports, and stakeholders in Formentera tourism on the Consell’s Co...
Social Welfare office serves nearly 700 during emergency health crisis
The Formentera Department of Social Welfare reports that as the public health crisis continues to unfold, some 700 islanders receive support from the department’s range of services. Social welfare conseller Rafael Ramírez noted that as an essential service, FDSW has remained operational, pointing out that “departmental reorganisation occured even before the state of alarm was invoked, when the adult day care centre and local ...
Vehicle fire
In the early hours of Thursday morning, the Consell de Formentera fire crew put out flames that had engulfed a vehicle parked at Sa Senieta building in Sant Francesc. The call came through at 12.53am and five firefighters proceeded to the scene with a water pump and a pickup truck. The apparently accidental blaze started at the car’s front end, and extended to the van parked in the adjacent space. The fire was declared extingu...
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