All opposition parties agree on the need for a plan to revitalize the region, but they have been highly critical of the Guggenheim construction project in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve.
The general deputy of Bizkaia, Elixabete Etxanobepresented the plan for the expansion of the Guggenheim Museum to the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve. He emphasized that the Provincial Council “has not changed its strategy at any time” and acknowledged that “there is still much work to be done to ensure the viability of the project”.
At the request of Elkarrekin Podemos (EB), Etxanobe appeared before the Institutional, Good Governance and Transparency committee. “In the next two years, the Provincial Council will continue to take steps to implement this project, including the amendment of the urban plans in the area, soil remediation, the transfer of Astilleros Murueta from the reserve, the search for financing… yes If If we don’t achieve it, the project will not be possible,” he said.
You remembered that “The Final Decision” It will correspond with the Guggenheim Board of Trustees, which includes the Basque Government, the Provincial Council and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Until then, she was in favor of “explaining to citizens little by little that it is not about bringing a Guggenheim Bilbao to Urdaibai, but about including this project in a plan for the recovery of the region and the improvement of the biosphere reserve. “.
In his speech he indicated how the two museum buildings that the project envisages: that of the old Dalia factory, of 5009 square meters, with an area to welcome visitors, offices, an auditorium or a space for research activities; and those located on the current land of Astilleros Murueta, where a maximum construction of 7,400 square meters and the ecological regeneration of the rest of the plot are proposed.
From the side of the oppositionAll parties agree on the need for a plan to revitalize the region, but they have been highly critical of the Guggenheim construction project.
In the meantime, the partners of the Provincial Council (PNV and PSE-EE) have endorsed Etxanobe’s explanation.
Source: EITB

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