The judicial resolution, which is not yet final, dictates that the urban planning modification that granted Ca l’Espardenyer the status of Local Cultural Interest Asset (BCIL) was carried out incorrectly during the last legislature, under the CUP government. According to Mayor Arturo Argelaguer, the house now reverts to the 1992 planning, which designates the space as a road, and recovering it as a municipal facility would require a new specific modification.
“"It is no longer a question of whether it stands or not, but that, from the administration, things must be done minimally well."
Argelaguer recalled that when the modification was approved, he was the head of the opposition and already warned of the speed and possible irregularities in the process, which included alleged favors to a neighbor. After years of litigation, the council has lost the judicial battle. Now, the mayor maintains his promise to transfer the final decision to the citizens through a popular consultation.
The council is working with a company and the Consell Comarcal (County Council) to prepare the consultation, which is expected to be held before the end of the year. Argelaguer stressed that the consultation will be legally binding and the question will be simple: whether the neighbors want to keep the house standing or not. The mayor has avoided taking a position, fulfilling his electoral commitment to leave the decision in the hands of the people.
