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Pájara councillor Alexis Alonso expects La Pared works to finish in January after years of residents’ demands and court rulingsPájara

Pájara councillor Alexis Alonso expects La Pared works to finish in January after years of residents’ demands and court rulings

The renovation of La Pared is expected to be completed in January 2027, according to Alexis Alonso, Pájara’s councillor for Urban Planning and Public Works. The €5.2 million project will be complemented by an expansion of the wastewater treatment plant and refurbishment of the boulevard, bringing completed and planned investment to €7.2 million. Alonso presents the work as a model for other developments and outlines projects for road surfacing, facilities and services across the municipality.

Supreme Court lets ruling against Pájara Town Council over Costa Calma nursery standPájara

Supreme Court lets ruling against Pájara Town Council over Costa Calma nursery stand

The Supreme Court has refused to admit the council’s appeal on points of law and ordered it to pay legal costs, “for the third time”. The company that owns the property will now seek an eviction order and says it plans to claim damages for losses allegedly caused during almost twenty years of “illegal occupation”.

Alexis Alonso expects Pájara to give final approval in November to plan removing 12,000 tourist bedsPájara

Alexis Alonso expects Pájara to give final approval in November to plan removing 12,000 tourist beds

Pájara Town Council is working to bring the definitive approval of the structural part of its General Urban Development Plan—the document’s most complex section—to a full council meeting in November, although some planning matters would remain outstanding until 2027. The plan removes tourism capacity equivalent to around 20 hotels and increases the share of protected land from 63% to 85%. “We’re going to be an example in the Canary Islands,” says Urban Planning Councillor Alexis Alonso, who identifies the provision of services as key to unlocking housebuilding.

Drago Fuerteventura proposes a deal over Cueva de la Negra, including a concession for the family and interpretation of the site’s heritage.Pájara

Drago Fuerteventura proposes deal over Cueva de la Negra: family concession and heritage interpretation

Drago Fuerteventura proposes a compromise between the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge and the family who own the house at Cueva de la Negra, in Pájara. The proposal would allow the family to continue using the property while turning the site into a place to explain the ethnographic heritage of Fuerteventura and Jandía.

Muévete to run alone in Pájara, while acknowledging contacts over the Island Council and Canary Islands GovernmentPájara

Muévete to run alone in Pájara, while acknowledging contacts over the Island Council and Canary Islands Government

” Muévete hopes to build on the enthusiasm surrounding its launch as a new political project, bringing together people who work in the private sector and want to help improve quality of life not only in Costa Calma but across the municipality of Pájara. That is its aim. The group rules out talking about absolute majorities, but not the possibility of joining the southern municipality’s government after the 2027 local elections.