The Carlos Gardel neighborhood celebrates 20 years of urbanization: “Without a present State, none of this would have been possible”

From this Saturday and throughout September, the Municipality of Moron will organize various activities for celebrate 20 years of urbanization of the Carlos Gardel neighborhood of El Palomar.

“Without a doubt, this is one of the most significant and transformative milestones that I had to go through as mayor of Morón,” said Martín Sabbatella, the former mayor of Morón who started the urbanization project. “It was much more than a public work. Urbanization was not just infrastructurebut a collective process in which each family was a protagonist. Together we define the characteristics of the homes they live in today and the future of the neighborhood. Without that collective commitment, and without a present State, none of this would have been possible.“, added the current head of Comirec.

This weekend the festivities began with the Presentation of the Carlos Gardel Neighborhood Youth Orchestra and the Municipal Symphony Group. There was also an open radio broadcast by Gardeliando, a display of historical photos of the neighborhood, and a video showing the history of the urbanization process. Present at the event were, among others, Sabbatella, the national deputy, Mónica Macha, the municipal Secretary of Government, Diego Spina, and the Secretary of Territorial Development and Community Relations, Mariano Spina, along with neighbors, neighborhood representatives, and former officials who were part of the participatory urbanization project.

Later, on Friday the 13th in Community Management Unit 12, a meeting will be held Tribute to the architect Ernesto “Tito” Gorbaczwho was key to the urbanization of the neighborhood and passed away this year. Gorbacz was Undersecretary of Social Production of Habitat in Morón, leading the works with a focus on social transformation.

In addition, on Friday 20th the play will be presented The Pigand the On September 27th there will be a Community Festival with the Murga Los Gardelitos in Neuquén between Coliqueo and Paraíso.

One of the residents of the neighborhood who participated in the event said she was “really grateful” for the progress that had been made in the mud. “I had a small house. It changed my life because it was raining all over my house, I was walking around with the buckets, it was two or three in the morning and I was running around with the basin. I am very happy because we were discriminated against for living in the little houses and this changed the lives of all the residents of the neighborhood,” he said.

20 years of the urbanization of the Carlos Gardel neighborhood

The urbanization project for the Carlos Gardel neighborhood began in September 2004, led by the then mayor, Martín Sabbatella. The work consisted of the construction of almost 500 homes, opening of streets, laying of public lighting, landscaping, reconditioning of the apartment blocks, inauguration of a new health center and the opening of a child development space.

The urbanization project for the Gardel and Presidente Sarmiento neighborhoods, called the Morón Socio-Urban Intervention Program, also included a New building Kindergarten No. 7 “My place” and a space for youth.

On the other hand, the former official pointed against the current administration and said: “Today, when we hear Milei despise the role of the State and talk about destroying it and dismantling public works, It is more important than ever to remember that without the State, the Carlos Gardel neighborhood would continue to be an unpaid debt.“Sabbatella concluded.

The works also included various interventions in the monoblocs that make up the Presidente Sarmiento neighborhood. There, the running water and sewage networks, new lighting, stairs and walkways, and signs naming the apartments.

Twenty years after the start of the urbanization of the Carlos Gardel neighborhood, the municipality continues to work on projects to continue advancing in this process: they are working on the construction of a new sports center with a soccer field, a multipurpose room (SUM) and children’s games for the practice of sports and cultural activities. The works also include the improvement of the environment with the construction of sidewalks, public lighting, forestation and landscaping.

For his part, the Secretary of Territorial Development and Community Relations, Mariano Spina, said that “we generally remember the completions, but it seemed important to us to remember the beginning of the urbanization because it was not just about building houses. It was a process of transformation of the neighborhood that involved a great deal of commitment on the part of the State and a lot of participation from the residents. “Just as important as the construction of the houses was the social process that took place in the neighborhood, and that is precisely what we wanted to remember.”