Alins inaugurated its new village square in August 2009.
Parts of the oil mill were demolished and three pilars were placed between its borders (1).
A concrete platform resting on this pilars carries the new square and serves as a roof for
about
half of the former oil mill.
There is nothing tangible left of the construction and what remains of the installations
is in a very sorry state. The vertical beams are lost. The main beam lies on the ground
and is turned on its side. The screw (caracol, 3) rests forgotten in a corner. The embalse with the runner (2)
is located outside the protection of the roof and is half demolished and used to stock stones.
There is a small explicative panel (1, right) but it is entirely blacked out.
And finally to add insult to injury, the free space is used as a parking place.
In his speech at the occasion, the mayor stated that work still had to be done:
Terminar de cerrar el espacio en el que se conservan los elementos del antiguo molino y dar una nueva imagen al centro de Alíns or Close the space with the elements of the old mill and give the center
of Alíns a new face. That was in 2009 and nothing seems to be done since that time:
the place is still wide open and soon beyond saving.
