Petition is addressed to: Petitionsausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments

The petitioner indicates that the Palencia Municipal Council has approved the projected rehabilitation and regeneration of the Jardinillos Park with European regional development funding as part of the Sustainable Urban Development Strategy. He petitioner expresses concern that this will involve the felling of 73 trees in the park at a cost of EUR 81 000, the total budget being EUR 2.3 million, and is seeking to preserve this green lung in the northern part of Palencia. He also wishes for details of the exact amounts being contributed by each of the bodies involved and by the EU. He asks why the cost of the project has overrun the initial estimate by EUR 1 million. In addition, he calls for public procurement to be halted pending a technical report on the fate of the trees in question, examining the feasibility of using plant protection products, or failing that, the felling of the trees and the replanting of similar native species. He also calls for funding to be halted pending the outcome of investigations into (non-)compliance with EU and IUSD funding criteria and objectives.