| The pools should start to open, like all seasons, coinciding with the celebration of the Region Day of Murcia on June 9 | The councilor for Citizen Security and Sports, Agustín Gonzalo Martínez, announced today that his department has made "the thoughtful and difficult decision" not to open the municipal outdoor swimming pools at the Municipal Sports Center "December 6" next summer.
the "Valle del Guadalentín" Sports Complex in the hamlet of El Paretón-Cantareros as a consequence of the new context that the pandemic caused by COVID-19 has brought.The mayor responsible for the management of municipal sports facilities has explained that "it is an act of responsibility to safeguard and protect the health of users and our neighbors, in general"; And he added that "it was not an easy decision, but we believe it is the best way to avoid possible outbreaks of coronavirus contagion".Agustín Gonzalo Martínez explained that “it becomes practically impossible to comply with the security measures required by the competent health authorities and that is why we advocate not opening the summer swimming pools to guarantee the safety of the users or develop the programs that are organized in these spaces ”.The councilor has already communicated the municipal decision to the Neighborhood Board and Neighborhood Association of El Paretón-Cantareros, and it has been reported that the Local Government Board has withdrawn the procedure for awarding the concession contract for Sports Summer services in municipal swimming pools to the three companies that participated in the process before the declaration of the state of alarm due to the spread of the epidemic.The requirements are published in the Official State Gazette and are, among others, making an appointment, limited capacity, cleaning and disinfection of facilities with special attention to common areas, disinfection of equipment and materials such as grids, lanyards or lockers, the spatial distribution of the users' areas of stay with boundaries on the ground or the non-use of changing rooms or water sources.The mayor of Sports has emphasized that, with the established measures, it would be "complex to make possible a total efficiency at the time of complying with the hygienic-sanitary norms in both municipal sports infrastructures".
