Velez-Malaga Council listens to residents and delivers unanimous approvals for Torre del Mar improvements

Residents across Torre del Mar have received welcome news after their council backed a series of practical measures during the June plenary session. Cross-party support delivered clear responses to community feedback on health, services, safety and daily connections. Leaders showed they take resident concerns seriously by acting together on several fronts.

Responding to health worries over mobile phone tower

Neighbours have been voicing worries for several years about the telecom installation in Calle Medico Ros Alferez. Council members voted unanimously to remove the eyesore after long-standing complaints linked it to local health issues. Past work already prevented three new mobile phone masts during the current term, with one taken down after legal action. Officials now seek extra powers from central government to manage licences and require health safety checks on existing sites. A study will explore moving similar equipment out of populated areas while protecting service quality.

Advancing safety and community information

Further unanimous votes backed permanent information campaigns on council rules to help people understand local expectations and encourage good relations, especially among younger residents, tourists and motorhome users. Another measure supports video surveillance systems in schools, care homes, day centres and other public support sites to protect those most at risk.

Addressing calls for safer neighbourhood ties

Residents from Ensanche Oeste, working through the local pressure group AVEOtorre, talked of the need for better pedestrian access to the promenade after the original route was removed. Their demonstration renewed requests for paving, progress on the roundabout and completion of Vial-7. Council leaders had already pledged to prioritise accessibility improvements, and current projects continue to deliver safer connections for the growing community of over 1,300 homes.

These unanimous outcomes demonstrate a council ready to engage with feedback and deliver results on health, services and quality of life in Torre del Mar and the wider area. Either that, or they wanted the proposals out of the way so they could quickly go on their summer holidays. In any case, progress has unanimously been made. Further work will build on this advancement for the benefit of local people.