According to the entity, despite the last edition of the April Fair generating an estimated economic impact of 1,000 million euros and attracting 2.4 million visitors, the Los Remedios neighborhood remains the district with the lowest provision of public services in the city. Residents point out that they have 1.17 square meters of services per inhabitant, well below the average of 4.62 square meters across Seville.
Given this situation, the neighborhood association has proposed the creation of a "specific tax" directly linked to the activity generated by the Fair. The funds raised through this tax would be allocated "entirely to finance public facilities in the neighborhood," seeking a return on the wealth generated by the event.
“"The demand is not against the Fair, but against a model that prioritizes one week of activity over the permanent needs of the residents. If the neighborhood sustains the Fair, the Fair must sustain the neighborhood."
Furthermore, the association has expressed its disagreement with the expansion of the fairgrounds, which has a budget of 12 million euros for concentrated use one week a year. They argue that there are lower-cost alternatives, such as installing removable sports facilities on the fairgrounds during the months when the space is not in use.
At the next plenary session of the Municipal Board, scheduled for May 7, the association will present a proposal to administratively reorganize the Los Remedios and Triana districts, centralizing their offices in a single headquarters in San Jacinto, while maintaining their functional independence. They also criticize the urban development operation in the Altadis area, where the initially planned public provision has been significantly reduced, with the remaining 8% allocated to administrative uses instead of essential neighborhood facilities.
