On a decisive day, the The Municipal Council of La Pintana voted against the project to hand over municipal land to Duoc UC on loan. for the construction of a headquarters in the commune.
The vote ended with a close result of five votes against and four in favor, which represents a significant setback for the initiative, after the tie recorded last Wednesday, May 8.
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The Mayor Claudia Pizarro He expressed his disappointment at the outcome, and through his social networks stated: “The possibility of ending 40 years of segregation is rejected by 5-4. “Painful day for our commune.”
Along these lines, the community leader expressed a commitment to La Pinta and assured: “We will revive this project when we have a new council.”
The rejected project involved an investment greater than 16 billion pesos and the neighbors have expressed their support for the initiative on social networks through the hashtag #ISupportDuocUC and even by carrying out massive artistic interventions, such as a flashmob that brought together more than 300 people.
The problem in the arrival of the professional institute lies in the lands where it would be located, between Baldomero Lillo and Rey Don Felipe streets, which were transferred in 1971 by a foundation to La Granja, when La Pintana did not yet exist, but after the creation of the commune, it remained on that side of the capital. Meanwhile, in 2013, the Comptroller General of the Republic ratified that the land can be occupied in the manner determined by the mayor of the recipient municipality.
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