Por Pablo Arranz 
Fulgencio Gil organized a meeting with the new dean of the School of Architects in the region, Arturo García, coinciding with the immediate execution of the Torrecilla, Béjar, and Nogalte Dams, and the Biznaga Canal
They also addressed the urban planning needs in the municipality to streamline procedures, reduce time, and make it easier for citizens who wish to build or renovate their homes to benefit from faster processes.
Fulgencio Gil, mayor: «We reiterate our full availability to continue collaborating with this institution in all initiatives that contribute to the improvement of our city, both in terms of urban planning and protection against natural disasters.»
July 10, 2025. The mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil Jódar, organized a meeting with the new dean of the Official College of Architects in the Murcia region, Arturo García, to address pressing issues, as well as the overall situation in which our municipality finds itself with respect to compliance with the general urban plan. Community autonomous for the construction of new houses in Lorca.
During the meeting, the urgent need to establish flood defense measures was discussed. «Both Coamu and the local council believe that the solution unequivocally lies in the immediate construction of the rolling lady’s canal, which will allow rainwater to be collected next to the Águilas road, but flow through the Biznaga Rambla,» said Fulgencio Gil.
The measures that would solve the problems faced by the residents of Torcilla, Campillo, and Purias every time it rains are in the hands of the Ministry and the Hydrographic Confederation of the segment. «We have discussed a problem that exceeds local and regional power, and that the central government must assume without delay. We are extending our hand to Workther and coordinating, but with the neighbors’ outrage at not seeing progress in the construction of the dams and the Biznaga canal.»
It also served to address the urban planning needs in the municipality to simplify procedures, reduce hours, and make it easier for citizens wishing to build or renovate their homes to benefit from faster processes. In this regard, Gil Jódar indicated that «we are evaluating the administrative simplification decree approved by the autonomous community and its application in our municipality, to adapt our procedures to these regulations and provide a more efficient response to residents wishing to build in the city center, historic areas, or outskirts. It encourages urban development in an orderly manner.»
The mayor also mentioned exploring the possibility of reaching an agreement to intensify collaboration between the university and the city of Lorca, to expedite administrative procedures in accordance with this administrative simplification decree. «We have proposed to the School of Architects to send a project agreement for analysis and see how this collaboration can be shaped, always aiming to streamline procedures, reduce hours, and facilitate housing construction throughout our municipality.»
Finally, Fulgencio Gil wanted to thank the Official College of Architects in the Murcia region for their professional work and commitment to urban and social development throughout the region, especially in our municipalities, emphasizing that «we reiterate our total willingness to continue with this institution in all these initiatives, improving in all these initiatives and in all these initiatives.»