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JPP launches criticism at Calheta City Hall for carrying out "piecemeal works"
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JPP launches criticism at Calheta City Hall for carrying out "piecemeal works"

SAPO14 September 2026 at 13:27

The JPP criticized today the Municipal Chamber of Calheta for carrying out what it classified as "piecemeal works". The political party denounced the state of degradation in which the ETAR of Paul do Mar finds itself, a wastewater treatment infrastructure.

This treatment station represented an initial investment of approximately 5 million euros. According to the JPP, two decades after its construction, the infrastructure is in a poor state of conservation.

The party considered that the ETAR is "the mirror of the lack of planning, maintenance and strategic vision on the part of successive executives of the Municipal Chamber of Calheta", holding the various municipal governments that succeeded each other responsible for the current situation of the infrastructure.

Why this matters

The residents of Paul do Mar directly face the consequences of the lack of investment in an infrastructure that cost millions of euros of taxpayers' money. This denunciation by the JPP comes as an alert to a municipal management that, according to the party, has neglected the maintenance of essential public equipment, raising questions about transparency and competence in local administration.

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