The Councilor for Tourism, Yilenia Vega, announces the creation of a service for the rehabilitation of beaches with a foreseeable cost of one million euros
The Department of Tourism of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has proceeded to raise the Blue Flags on the beaches of Maspalomas, El Inglés, Meloneras and San Agustín, an award that the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC) recognizes that the beaches meet the criteria defined at the level of environmental information and education, water quality, environmental management, safety and services.
The Councilor for Tourism, Yilenia Vega; accompanied by the mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Marco Aurelio Pérez; and the first deputy mayor, Alejandro Marichal; He highlighted the importance of receiving this award and having it fly again on the main beaches of the municipality, as it is an internationally known insignia and "that grants prestige to our visitors and tourists." With the Blue Flag, users are informed that the beaches where they fly have toilets close to the beach and adapted for people with reduced mobility, showers and footbaths, walkways that run from the inner shore of the beach to the wet area. , shade points (pergolas under which people with reduced mobility can be and access the bathroom), emergency service and assistance to the bathroom for people with reduced mobility, signage that informs about the services provided, the quality of the water, and information about natural resources (in our case, it is the Special Natural Reserve of the Maspalomas Dunes and the Special Conservation Area; ZEC, Red Natura 2000). In addition, they must have surveillance, relief and rescue services.
Rehabilitation Plan for the Coast
These awards, highlighted the Councilor for Tourism, Yilenia Vega, “are the starting point for the improvement of our coastline given that the Tourism and Coastal Care area is working on a contract for the rehabilitation of our beaches that would involve the improvement in accessibility, showers, footbaths and spas, given that today the municipality does not have any maintenance service.” In addition, she announced that work has begun to improve the hammock service, to renew the existing ones, which she hopes "will be completed by the end of summer."
According to him, the coastline maintenance service contract may “predictably” have an annual cost of one million euros and work is being done with the Tourist Rehabilitation Consortium currently formed by the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council and the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, but “it is not ruled out that the Government of the Canary Islands may enter this legislature to be part of it, so that we can increase the amount allocated to the works to improve our tourist infrastructure”: The mayor of Tourism and Care concluded. del Litoral, Yilenia Vega.
