Ibiza : Santa Eulalia will apply a decree to improve the beaches

The City council will contract this season a watchman who watches the fulfillment of the maintenance norms and cleaning of the municipal coast. The concessions for this summer already have been approved The City council of Santa Eulalia in Ibiza, the contract this summer for a watchman who will be in charge to watch the fulfillment of the decree that regulates the maintenance and cleaning of beaches of the municipality. The first lieutenant of mayor of the locality, Vicent Riera Noguera, is outstanding we must set as a objective "protect the public health and the environmental surroundings" of the coast, as well as "to improve the image of the coast of Santa Eulalia" in Ibiza. The last week, the Consistorio approved the concessions of operation of beaches for this season. The awardees will have to fulfill the conditions that the decree indicates on aesthetic, cleaning and maintenance of beaches. "the presence of a watchman will help to fulfill this norm, the final mission is to guarantee a good maintenance of the surroundings of the municipal coast", emphasized Riera Noguera. The decree, that was approved last season, regulates aspects of the publicity through posters or fences, the signaling of the spaces used for the hammocks, tumbonas or another type of similar element or the marking of buoys of the zones of baths. plus, it is indicated that the holder of the concession will be forced to maintain in good state the facilities, having the corresponding sanitary certificates. The City council will also demand that the tipología of the elements that settle in beaches is harmonious with the surroundings, materials of "good quality and good state of conservation". The decree establishes that the Maximum surface that a beach shop can occupy will be of 20 meters and indicates, that the holders of the playeros services also are forced to avoid the sweepings accumulation and to facilitate the daily cleaning of the sand.

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