Manzanares opens the modification of the connection fee to public consultation

The Manzanares City Council provisionally approved the modification of the ordinance regulating the tax for connection to the general water and sewage networks in an ordinary session of the Plenary held on October 26, 2026. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real number 210, dated October 30, 2026, under announcement number 3513 and file number MANZA2026/14907. The publication opens a period of thirty business days to submit claims.

Provisional Approval of the Plenary

The file corresponds to the modification of the ordinance regulating the tax for connection to the general water and sewage networks, a municipal tax figure that levies the connection of properties to the municipality’s general networks. The body adopting the agreement is the Plenary Council of Manzanares, which did so in an ordinary session.

The announcement published in the provincial gazette is limited to reporting the provisional approval and opening the public information process: it does not include the articulated text of the ordinance nor the table of tax amounts. The processing complies with the regulatory provisions for modifications of tax ordinances and municipal files.

Thirty Business Days to Claim

During the public exhibition period, the complete file will be available to any interested party at the General Secretariat Offices of the Manzanares City Council. The channels provided for in the announcement are as follows:

• In-person consultation of the file at the General Secretariat Offices.
• Publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, in a newspaper, and on the announcement Notice Board.
• Submission of any claims deemed appropriate within the period of thirty business days.
• Calculation of the period starting from the publication of the announcement in the BOP.

The announcement bears the signature of the Mayor and is certified by the Head of the B.O.P. Section, Juan Luis Cuadros Campo, dated October 29, 2026, with Secure Verification Code 1K7/dLLLENUqL28booVL to verify its authenticity on the electronic headquarters of the Provincial Council.

From Provisional to Definitive Approval

The modification will become definitive if no claims are submitted during the indicated period. That is, the provisional approval becomes definitive by the simple passage of the public information period without allegations, without the need for a new express plenary pronouncement according to the published text.

In the event that claims are submitted, the file must be resolved before the modification acquires a definitive character, in accordance with the regulatory processing invoked by the announcement itself.

Impact on Residents’ Bills

The fee for connection to the general water and sewage networks directly affects the cost borne by the residents of Manzanares when connecting their properties to the municipal networks; therefore, any change in the ordinance impacts the bills and the settlements for new connections. Furthermore, the modification arrives in the final stretch of the fiscal year, with the period for submitting allegations open until well into December 2026, counting business days from the date of publication.

Interested parties therefore have one business month to review the file at the General Secretariat and, if applicable, challenge the proposed wording before the new ordinance is finalized.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, number 210, Friday, October 30, 2026, CITY COUNCILS section, page 10252 (official reference: announcement number 3513, file MANZA2026/14907).