Street cleaning, one of the priorities set by the government of Xavier Garcia Albiol in Badalona, ??will be strengthened with the tightening of the municipal civility ordinance, the modification of which will be approved in the next plenary session of the City Council. After its approval, abandoning bulky objects on public roads may be fined up to 3,000 euros. Likewise, control over alcohol sales establishments will be increased.
“We have a serious problem with cleaning and the expired contract pending renewal,” acknowledges the mayor, who has declared war on uncivil attitudes, to which he attributes much of the problem of the poor state of public roads. “From now on, if the Urban Guard catches someone abandoning a piece of furniture in the street, they may be fined 3,000 euros,” says Albiol, which will allow the modification of article 141 of the Regulatory Law of the bases of local regime, which establishes that “Very serious infractions will be punished with fines of 900 to 3,000 euros.”
In the same way, the abandonment of remains of work, furniture, appliances or similar on public roads or in unbuilt open spaces are considered very serious infractions. It is also considered a very serious offense to throw these remains, as well as oils and lubricants from cars or machines, into the sewage network. The same if it is detected that these products are thrown inside the containers.
The Badalona government will also focus on stopping the origin of many of the uncivil attitudes that occur, especially at night, and will sanction those establishments that sell alcohol from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next day, with the exception of bars. and restaurants that have a sales license inside. The sanctions will also apply to the sale of alcohol at home if it is carried out in the same time slot. The terraces are understood to be part of the premises that are authorized to sell alcoholic beverages with more than 20 centesimal degrees.
“We are going to toughen the sanctions on establishments that sell alcohol, especially on weekends,” says Albiol, pointing to those businesses that remain open until late at night and that do not hesitate to supply alcoholic beverages to teenagers and young people who are later protagonists of acts of vandalism in the streets. In this case, if the police detect the sale of alcohol outside the established hours, the penalty may also rise to 3,000 euros.