At the council meeting on Thursday, November 5, the municipal executive approved the 1st renewal of support granted under the 2nd edition of the Municipal Program for Support to Youth Rental – Vive Pombal. All nine applications from beneficiaries were approved, with no exclusions. The support consists of monthly rental subsidies, with a total planned amount of 28,934.23 euros for this edition, granted for 12 months, with the possibility of renewal. The submission deadline was extended to March 9, 2026, due to constraints caused by Storm Kristin.
The opening of the public tender procedure for the construction of the Sanitation Network in the localities of Pinheirinho, Motes, Sazes, and Espinheiras was also approved, with an investment of 729,280 thousand euros. The intervention includes the construction of approximately 6 kilometers of collectors and 138 domestic connections, with an execution period of 365 days. The project includes the restoration and improvement of the road network.
Additionally, the Municipality of Pombal awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of various public infrastructures damaged by Storm Kristin in January of this year. The investment amounts to 236,179.76 euros and will focus on the sanitation system in several localities, including Covas da Cumieira, Marquês de Pombal road, Ranha de S. João, Carriço, and Manuel da Mota Industrial Park. The works include the reconstruction of networks, collectors, manholes, connections, slope stabilization, and retaining walls.
