Only in the municipalities of Beja and Mértola, the existing Parish Unions do not intend to desegregate.
In ten of 14 councils in the district exist 20 Unions of Parishes that resulted from forced unions by “Grass Law”, what, The City Council presents from tomorrow, The City Council presents from tomorrow 1200 parishes, a total of 4259.
In the district of Beja there were 100 parishes that were reduced to 75, and of these, 20 are parish unions, there are processes to be developed to reverse mergers, with half of them filing desegregation processes in the Assembly of the Republic:
County of Aljustrel: 4 parishes- 1 Union of Parishes (UF)- 1 intends to desegregate: UF Aljustrel and Rio de Moinhos
Municipality of Almodovar, 6 parishes- 2 UF- 2 intend to desegregate: UF Almodôvar and Graça dos Padrãos, UF Santa Clara-a-Nova e Gomes Aires
Municipality of Beja, 12 parishes- 6 UF- 0 intend to desegregate: UF Salvada and Quintos, UF Santa Vitória and Mombeja), UF Albernoa and Trinity, UF Salvador and Santa Maria da Feira, UF Santiago Maior and São João Baptista and UF Trigaches and São Brissos
Castro Verde County, 4 parishes- 1 UF- 1 intends to desegregate: UF Castro Verde and Casével
Municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, 4 parishes- 2 UF- 2 intend to desegregate: UF Alfundão and Peroguarda, UF Ferreira do Alentejo and Canhestros
Municipality of Mértola, 7 parishes- 1 UF- 0 intend to desegregate: UF São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis and Sao Sebastiao dos Carros
Municipality of Moura, 5 parishes- 2 UF- 1 intends to desegregate: UF Safara and Santo Aleixo da Restauração
Odemira, 13 parishes- 1 UF- 1 intends to desegregate: UF Bicos, Colos and Vale Santiago
Ourique, 4 parishes- 2 UF- 1 intends to desegregate: UF Garvão and Santa Luzia and UF Panóias and Conceição
Serpa, 5 parishes- 2 UF: 1 intend to desegregate: UF Vila Nova de São Bento and Vale de Vargo
Luís Amado, the mayor who in 2012 defied the government and “changed the law”.
During 16 years was mayor. Four as executive secretary and 12 as Chairman of the Board of Vila de Frades Parish, county Vidigueira, having accumulated one of the mandates with the deputy function of the mayor.
In 2012, was a leading figure when the government of the PSD, launched the law of administrative reorganization of local authorities proceeding to the merger of parishes.
Luís Amado defied the then Secretary of State, Paul Julius and told him: "If the law of 3 kilometers for the merger is approved, change the seat of the joint to the Ruins of St. Cucufate, what is the 4 kilometers, contour and to avoid melting ". This position was fraturante and the government stepped back and took the law paragraph of "kilometers from the merger".
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
