Cristina Shorting will be a candidate for mayor for more development for the 9th section
On its surface, the one in the 9th section is the largest municipality in the entire country. The productive matrix of the area varies between the thriving, agriculture and also the historical and always in force livestock.
Beyond the advances that have been achieved since 2015, the year in which the local government began to operate, new challenges and goals are left to achieve.
“Shortly we resolved to put our name to the candidacy for mayor of Arévalo. We were not thinking about this, but following the request of the people who told us that we had to continue because we have practically 10 years in the councilor’s function and also on some opportunities I was mayor, who knew inside what the operation is like, We decided to do it ” told Cristina short especially the process that resulted in its nomination to the municipal government of the 9th section.
“I hadn’t made my head that I could be at the acence of being in this. For me it will be a very important challenge, not only as a woman but for everything that implies ” held.
A course for local leaders that carried out since the middle of last year Ceres, with economist Ignacio Munyo at the head, was what ended up dumping the balance in favor of the candidacy. “It was there that we strengthened the trust.” said to The daily professional.
Time to offer the population
“We are a family that comes from the countryside. We create our children with a lot of work, with much effort we carry out agricultural activity because we were in a very postponed area, with a lot of lack of infrastructure ” commented. “We saw the solidarity of the people, the support and the desire to move forward in everything, so we were always linked to a commission to collaborate. When we started talking about the issue of municipalities and decentralization, we were at a time of life where the raising of the chiquilines had already passed, at a stage of enjoying the grandchildren, and we had some time left over to offer us To the population to carry more development for the area with the aim of having a better quality of life ” He raised a member of List 16 of the National Party.
Undoubtedly, since the municipality was established, back in 2015, the area has reached a great development with Mayor Eduardo Lucas, but with the collaboration of the entire community. “The support belongs to everyone” summarized. “Sometimes one is the visible face, but there are many people who make their contribution.” He added.
An extensive municipality with dispersed population
The 9th section is the largest municipal jurisdiction in terms of surface where the population is very dispersed. “People collaborate a lot. At the beginning the municipality had nothing, it was nothing, and with the help of the neighbors in one thing or another we went ahead until things were achieved by the national and departmental government ” Cristina shorted.
“It is a great challenge that I am going to face, but with a huge desire because it is something that I like” express.
“We are with Nano’s 16 list, supporting José Yurramendi’s re -election. Ask people to accompany us. What I am going to promise most is work and the heart to continue improving the area because in these years it has had a very big change ” held.
There are always things to do
Beyond the advances that have been achieved, practically in all areas, the mayor candidate said that there are always things to do. “It is a territory that has more than 50,000 hectares of afforestation, more than 15,000 agriculture and about 140 thousand hectares dedicated to livestock, therefore, in all areas there is much to improve.”
One of the objectives in case of being elected will be to complete rural electrification in the area. “Well, when we entered there were 60% today we can say that we are above 90% with some who have panels, but the idea is to reach 100% with energy service” He pointed out.
“Infrastructure cannot be improved, we do not have a better health, a better education. In all areas there are always things to improve ” insisted.
Doctor and ambulance
It should be remembered that the current mayor- Eduardo Lucas- put the issue of health. He found echo in Deputy Fratti to diagram a system of resident doctors. In Arévalo everything was ready- how room, furniture, office- but the professional, for different reasons he never arrived. “When we go out to talk to people with this of the candidacy, the issue of the doctor and the ambulance appear” revealed. “Without one thing we can not have the other so we will follow the way to see if that can be transformed into the area” He had short.
Know what people need
“The main thing we are doing now is not only to visit people by telling him that we are going to be candidates to see yes they agree to support us or not, but that citizens themselves tell us what they see from the reality of the area, What improved with the municipality and what is missing ” He emphasized.
The paving of Route 38 has meant an important change not only for Arévalo but for the entire area. “It’s a before and after” synthesized. “When the roads were in poor condition due to the rains, beyond that since the municipality is always trying to maintain them, it took a long time for more than an hour to reach Route 7. Today we can say that in 15 or 20 minutes you makes that same journey ” He stressed.
“Sellers of different products and distributors who did not enter with their trucks now do so frequently. It is a pride for us to see all that advance ” said. “Before we saw that the distributors came to the different locations of Route 7 but Arévalo never arrived. The merchants had to move to Santa Clara or Tupambaé to lift the merchandise. Today they have the possibility that these trucks reach their stores. That is a great happiness that we all have ” He ended by saying Cristina Shorting, candidate for mayor for the municipality of the 9th section of the department of Cerro Largo.
