Sedeco ignores tenant demands; For several months they have not been responding to requests from the markets – Diario Basta!

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The tenants point out that they have not responded to their demands to use last year’s money for remodeling and new construction.

OMAR MONTALVO
CANTON GROUP

Mexico City. – At the end of the first year of functions of the Secretariat of Economic Development (Sedeco)under the management of Manola Zabalzaannounced the launch of the program Flourishing Markets that seeks to improve the infrastructure of public markets. However, the Plural Movement of Public Market Merchantspoints out that in the last year 240 million pesos were lost for the maintenance of 76 properties that are in a vulnerable condition and have not been attended to by the capital authorities.

While Sedeco celebrated the start of the program, the merchants of Public Markets They pointed out “we have denounced on different occasions, both in the government secretariat and undersecretariat of government, as well as with the parliamentary faction of Morena, the omission and negligence on the part of Sedeco, for not applying the resources of 240 million pesos, intended for the improvement, remodeling and, where appropriate, construction of the public markets of Mexico City.”

The tenants have submitted their demands in letters to the capital government and in working groups with representatives of the local Congress and the Government Secretariat, with minutes as evidence of the status of the tenants. Public Markets.

One of these letters was sent since June to the capital government, where the Plural Movement of Merchants, indicated “the budget assigned for the fiscal year 2025 does not yet have the institutional action program to support public markets and that program is normally published no later than April.” In the same document, the tenants warned of the loss of public money for not complying with the regulations.

In a diagnosis that the tenants reported to the local authorities, 74 markets are also observed to be at high risk, where roof repairs and waterproofing are urgently needed in 27 markets; electrical installation to 20 properties; drainage and sewage in 19 buildings; and in structure, floors and finishes in another 10 markets.