The mayor of Badalona, Xavier Garcia Albiol, has reacted angrily to statements by the general secretary of Social Rights, Oriol Amoròs, in which he pointed to the possibility of rehousing some of the tenants of the Venus building in the Mina de Sant Adrià neighborhood of Besòs, once it has been demolished in compliance with a sentence, in social flats in Badalona and other cities.
Albiol does not want any of the residents of the Venus building in the Mina neighborhood of Sant Adrià de Besòs, who must be evicted in order to demolish it, to end up relocating to Badalona. "This is not a possibility," Albiol snapped, after the Secretary General of Social Rights, Oriol Amorós, had advanced in an interview on local radio that the Barri de la Mina Consortium would buy some homes in the neighborhood itself. de la Mina, but also in "nearby environments" of Sant Adrià, Barcelona or Badalona. The Department's objective is to be able to conclude the relocation process of the 239 affected families "in three or four years" and then be able to throw Venus to the ground.
Albiol, through his social networks, has not hesitated to declare his gratitude to the Generalitat because “it is thinking of relocating the residents of the Venus de la Mina building” in Badalona, but adds that, as mayor, “this is not a possibility.” ”. In return, the mayor from Badalona recommends that “the ideal place” to locate the homes for those evicted from the Mine “is right next to the home of the president of the Generalitat” Pere Aragonès. And he says that “it will surely be the best location there.” According to Amoròs, of the more than 60 families in the block that will be demolished, 31 have requested relocation to Consorci del Besòs apartments.
Amorós has also detailed in this interview that there are another 30 families who would choose to receive compensation and thus be able to look for a new home for themselves. In parallel, the Generalitat, through Incasol, has also put out to tender the construction of another 66 homes to be able to carry out new relocations.
With these three actions, the situation would be resolved for half of the 239 affected families. The process, therefore, is expected to be long and it will take at least three or four years until the building can be completely emptied, before it can be demolished, starting in 2028.
