“It’s my only way of life”

In the Port of Santamaría, Cádiz, indignation abounds after the City Council has closure decreed of the Juani kiosk and his family. A family business that has been feeding them for more than 50 years.

Among the reasons, according to the owners of the bar, a technician from the City Council showed up and told them that in the same location where the bar is located, They want to build a housing block and they gave them a period of 10 days, which just expires today.

The beginning of problems with the restaurant

It all starts ago 6 months when a tax inspector visits his cafeteria and tells him that the floor of the cafeteria did not pass inspectionnor the ownership of the business, until that moment in the name of Alejandro’s father, now deceased.

He invested all his savings in restoring the surface and tried to change the ownership of the business, but urban planning gave him problems.

The desperation of Juani and his family: “It is our only livelihood”

A team from the program traveled to this family business and we spoke live with Juani and her husband.

The owner seemed very hurt, but assured that she was not going to let them close the business: “I’m not going to move from here until they can help me or give me another business, this It is our only lifeline.”

Among the explanations that the City Council has offered them, Juani was clear about it: “They have only told me that here is a block of flats and my kiosk doesn’t fit anywhere.”

To prevent them from demolishing the business open for more than 50 years, John assures that it is ready for anything: “If I have to, I’ll sleep here because it’s what I feed my family with.”

Source: www.cuatro.com