Damage and neglect, the mayor closes the gym until a later date. The measure was taken today in Pescate. “Given the repeated acts of damage to the bathrooms and the neglect shown by some users of sporting companies concessionaires of the municipal gym, I have ordered the suspension of all activities and the closure of the gym from Friday 10 June until a date to be decided” – announces Dante Capitani.
“Incidents intolerable also from an educational point of view since the school is nearby”
And it is the first citizen to illustrate in detail the episodes that prompted him to close the gym. “Within a few days the knobs of the rapid flow drain in the bathrooms were removed and the drains of some toilet bowls were deliberately blocked, not to mention the lights left on repeatedly even at night and other episodes of neglect that over time have been revealed more and more frequently – adds the mayor – And since school children also train in our gym, these already serious episodes become intolerable even from the educational side. Not to mention the expenses to restore the damage and behavior of the usual unknown ” .
“We also intervene because the sports clubs are unable to stem the unfortunate episodes”
Hence the change of route. “For the next sporting year we will introduce stricter rules for access and surveillance of the gym because in recent years the availability and the understanding demonstrated have not worked – the mayor also underlines – We are planning an expansion of the gym precisely as regards the bathrooms and changing rooms for sports users that will be divided from those of school users in order to avoid episodes of promiscuity of the spaces. But for now, given that the licensed sports clubs are unable to stem the unfortunate episodes implemented by some of them users, for the protection of the public good is closed “.