The mayor, Isabel Fernandez, has reported that from the council of which he is the owner, different actions are being developed in the municipal cemetery;
the mayor has indicated that "to the usual work of cleaning and clearing of the plots and maintenance actions based on minor works and painting have been added various gardening works consisting, mainly, in the plantation of Easter flowers in response to the local lawsuits that requested for Christmas dates the plantation in the cemetery of this traditional plant ".
The mayor has pointed out, in this regard, that "the goal we have from the Department, and that is the line we are working on, is to maintain the cemetery in perfect condition throughout the year."
Thus, Fernandez recalled that in these two years much has been worked on in the municipal cemetery where, among other actions, a Comprehensive Rehabilitation Project has been launched consisting of the arrangement and cleaning of the roofs;
the rehabilitation of some 600 niches that were in very poor condition;
an action on the access road to the cemetery and also on the interior and exterior walls, completing with an integral rehabilitation of the exterior façade;
the improvement of the drainage system in order to repel moisture in the ossuary area;
and the replacement of all the elements that were broken both in the autopsy room and in the janitor's office.
Likewise, more than 200 niches have been built;
an image of the Patron of Eagles has been placed;
aluminum showers, portacoronas and escalators have been acquired that allow access to the highest areas safely;
and a surveillance system through cameras has been installed.
A deterrent measure - Fernandez said - "with which it has tried to stop the thefts and vandalism in the cemetery."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas