Comunidad Pinosol Annual Report 2024

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Streetlights

We arranged for a meeting with the Councillor for Services and the technician for streetlighting to visit Pinosol to see our system and to hear our concerns and request for the Town Hall to adopt the system.

Temporary solar lights have been installed in C/Rembrandt and C/Peter Paul Rubens because the remaining lighting there was much poorer than in the other streets affected by the cable breakage.
Brighter bulbs were fitted in the remaining posts in the other streets.

The Town Hall are clear they cannot adopt our system without it being brought up to current standards, which would involve a compete replacement of all posts, to 4 metre ones, and new cables which would involve excavating along every street to install new cables.

In the light of this our proposal is to have a solar system, which would not need cables as each unit would have its own solar panel to provide power.

We have engaged an Electrical Engineer to prepare a technical specification to the Town Hall for their approval so that we can install solar lights along our streets, because they are public roads and subject to public regulations.

We expect the technical report to be provided shortly, after which we will obtain estimates of the cost as quickly as possible so that we can restore full lighting to those streets affected by the cable breakage. The new system will cover the whole of Pinosol.

We have an amount in the reserve fund to replace it when we are able following agreement from the Town Hall and from the majority of owners in relation to the cost involved.

Roads and pavements

• Cleaning & Repairs
Road sweeping continues to be done by the Town Hall.

Repairs to kerbs and other small areas are often made quickly once reported to the Town Hall using the Xabia Connecta app. Owners are encouraged to do this for anything they see that needs attention as was done recently about the drain cover in front of the post-boxes.

• Drains
We arranged for the Councillor for Services and his technician to visit Pinosol to look at the drains and hear about the problems we have when there is heavy rain.

They have agreed to repair the pipe under the road between Calle Sandro Botticelli and Calle Eduardo Manet that feeds the sump in front of the post-boxes.

The Town Hall will also attend to the drain covers that need levelling with the road to prevent build-up of debris when it rains.

Other drainpipes that need repair, which pass under gardens and houses, are for the Comunidad to deal with and we have a report from Limpiezas Javea about cracks in the sections that go from Calle Paul Cezanne to Travesia des les Cansalades. There are also root invasions in other places.

We have an estimate from Limpiezas to repair the cracked drains using a lining system rather than excavating to instal new pipes. We have asked questions of Limpiezas before deciding on their estimate. There is no other company in the area who do this specialised work.

We have an amount in the reserve fund for repairs to the drains.

• Weeds
We have sprayed weeds, using a licensed contractor, during the year and will schedule regular work to keep the weeds down. We have also cleared weeds by strimming to reduce using weedkiller.

• Hedges overhanging pavements
As in previous years there are several properties where the hedges are badly overhanging the pavement or obscuring streetlights. We ask that this be attended to promptly.

Noise Nuisance
Once again, we have had incidences of noise nuisance during the holiday season from renters who appear not to want to respect the quiet nature of our neighbourhood.

It has been suggested that we introduce a proforma for owners to complete to give full details of these incidences so that we can collate all complaints and deal with them in a systematic way.

Clearly, this action will only take place after immediate action has been taken to get the noise stopped by speaking to the culprits. If the noise continues call the police and contact the owner concerned or their agent.

The President can also contact the owner concerned as soon as possible after the event to alert them to what has happened and to prompt any relevant action they can take.

It is notable that the incidents this year were mainly caused by groups of young people who had booked short rental periods. We urge all owner who rent their properties to avoid taking such bookings as it appears that they will generally be for a party.

Neighbourhood Watch
Malcolm March continues to act as co-ordinator for information which he issues by WhatsApp, email, and the Facebook Group. Everyone is reminded to be alert should they see suspicious people or cars, phoning the local police immediately.