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INTERVIEW: Infrastructure is the flagship of the San Jose Mayor’s administration.

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Mayor Orvino Coelho de Avila of San José highlights the main activities carried out by the city hall as the municipality celebrates its 273rd anniversary. He talks about urban mobility, the importance of the Beira Rio Avenue already under construction, public safety, and the work at the Kazan wastewater treatment plant.

Orvino says that the state power is bureaucratic, and large works are difficult, but they need to be started. The mayor has no more time to waste, and Sao Jose must move forward in a safe and promising way for all.

Mayor Orvino says no more time to waste – Photo: Leo Munkhoz/ND

Is there any reason to celebrate the 273rd anniversary of San Jose?

This is a very important date and we should celebrate and celebrate a lot. But to start the work until you complete the project, until you start, until you organize everything, you need time. Public power is very slow, very bureaucratic. And because of that, no one wants to face big jobs. But it is necessary. We will not finish, another will conclude, and there are no problems with this. Public administration is a continuation, we must always move forward. If everyone does a little, as I always say, it will be easier because it is not easy.

What actions of the mayor’s office do you note?

With great perseverance, we began a complex of secondary street paving works worth more than 40 million reais, which will serve 12 neighborhoods. We distribute works in the best possible way, as they are important for the city. At the same time, we are launching the second phase of the street lighting upgrade, replacing old fixtures with LEDs, a program that is already 51% ahead of what was envisaged last year. We take into account, in addition to improving service and reducing costs, that lighting is safety and today it is the main bottleneck in our municipality.

In addition to improving street lighting, what is being done to improve the safety of San Jose residents? You spoke in a bottleneck.

The mayor’s office cannot do everything alone. The state and even the Union did not provide us with the support and coverage that the population needs. We are in touch with Deic [Diretoria Estadual de Investigações Criminais da Polícia Civil de Santa Catarina] and from the 7th [Batalhão da Polícia Militar, responsável pelo policiamento ostensivo em São José] for us to try and improve the staff here in the city. We have contributed to everything the municipality can by paying rent to the 2nd company. [do 7° Batalhão da Polícia Militar] for her to reset herself – after all, she was already in Cobrasol – and, besides, the contingent decreased every year. But they have received us well and we are going to form a partnership. We go to the governor, through the Association [dos Municípios da Região da Grande Florianópolis]as insecurity is an evil that affects all municipalities.

Regarding urban mobility, which is also a common problem in the municipalities of Greater Florianopolis, what is San Jose doing to make a difference?

Old municipalities always have problems with urban mobility and we will only improve and minimize this problem from the moment we can offer better living conditions, better flows, better access, and this costs money, costs health and leads to other things even in life of people. You end up leaving sick people waiting, standing in line, and that’s what we’re trying to solve.

Via Artur Mariano is one of the concerns of the mayor – Photo: Cristiano Estrela/Especial para o NDVia Artur Mariano is one of the concerns of the mayor – Photo: Cristiano Estrela/Especial para o ND

You have high hopes for Avenida Beira Rio to help with your mobility problem.

Beira Rio is very important for the city. This is the main work that is being done. Beira Mar de Barreiros is also important, and we are doing this together with the City Hall of the capital. This is a work that interests both the municipalities, the region and the state. But back to Beira Rio. Beira Rio is a job that brings dignity to residents and increases traffic. This is not a solution to all problems, but will greatly improve people’s lives. If we look, from the clover leaf of Forquilhinhas inwards we have 100,000 people. If the city existed, it would be one of the 13 largest in the state. Rua Arthur Manoel Mariano, the only street we have to pass through, receives 60,000 cars a day. So after a while it will be impossible to drive a car and even a bicycle. So we’ll have to walk. And we have an exit through there, how are you going to expropriate a large area, passing through houses, passing through buildings? It grew a lot and we didn’t care to fix it there to widen the streets as needed. So we have to face a problem and it’s urgent and it’s already overdue.

Another problem, Mayor, is with Kazan. With stabilizing ponds in Potecas.

It must be borne in mind that we are not taking a step at the speed we would like, which is the Kazan Medical Station. They are currently underway and are the largest sanitation works in the state of Santa Catarina. This is a job that will do justice to the people of San José as it is an open fissure in the center of the city.


Source: Ndmais

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