Beja: Neighborhood Air Force has more than two hundred uninhabited apartments.
The Air Force (DOES) does not admit, but are more than two hundred, closed apartment in the ancient district of the German, located in the Southwest area of ​​Beja. Only in the building known as the "Tower", the 10 floors have 60 abandoned apartments, some in the top of the building serve as dorm pigeon.
In response to questions posed by Lidador News (LN), the Public Relations Office of the FA, missing the truth, only assume that vacant buildings in the neighborhood "there is a vacant building, with 41 apartments, which is closed for more than a decade, vulgarly designated by "Torre", justify.
As evidenced by the bells battery to the building entrance, They are 60 apartments (second picture), after the building work until a half-dozen years as the Transit Accommodation Officers, taking late 2011 been visited, at least twice, by South Korea military (fourth photo), when it is studying the installation in BA11, an advanced training school for fighter aircraft pilots, including 25 T-50 Golden Eagle fighter.
The residential neighborhood was built 50 years with the arrival of the investigative units of the German Air Force (German airforce) and has a total of 330 housing. This is a residential area made up of streets, parking lots, green area and various social support facilities. Starting from 1993 and the output of German Beja, the neighborhood came into the possession of the FA and is under the direct administration of the Headquarters Air Base (BA) 11, through the so-called Unit Support Group.
Residents of the district military pay for an apartment T3, between 40 and 50 euros / month, having to leave the apartments after spending the situation of Reserve or definitively left the Air Force.
Despite the lack of housing in various sectors of civil society in Beja, namely, by the Municipality, Polytechnic Institute (IPBeja), PSP e Hospital, and degradation and abandonment that residential neighborhood is vetoed, AF does not seem to make available protocols for transfer of lease. The situation takes proportions of anedotismo, when it is known that the Infantry Regiment 1, operating unit of the Army, will receive 50 citizens refugees coming from Eritrea.
The case has already received a discussion of the executive meetings of local authority Beja, and the Chairman of the Board explained that "it was very good that there were many neighborhoods with the size and quality of housing, and its planning ". The mayor stressed that despite their status, the "Tower" was intervened "would have a very useful accommodation capacity that could solve some housing problems", finished.
The City Council will rehabilitate homes for rent to young couples, an estimated investment 1,1 million. The city council wants to create 16 fires for couples up to 40 year old, with lease term contracts 5 years and an income between 150 and 200 euros.
The IPBeja has six student residences with 405 Beds, with a fully packed capacity. Given the institution has several protocols 379 foreign students, 274 of which are the PALOP and 90% these are housed in homes, which leads to the external Portuguese students to the region, not able vacancies in homes.
Turn the PSP General Command issued a tender to rent an apartment T3, Function to home to be occupied by the future commander of the 2nd District Command Beja. Also in the Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, feels the housing drama. Internal doctors estrão 5/6 years in the institution "could more easily settle in the city, if they had accommodation for rent ", said hospital official.
In response sent Public Relations Air Force, It maintains that already collaborated with institutions in the city "through the temporary assignment of apartments", assuming that existing homes in the neighborhood "are intended to be inhabited by military personnel in the execution of service, placed in BA11 ", Remata.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
