The Local Association Restoration And Hobbies Alicante (ALROA) estimated a loss of 2,000 jobs THE time restrictions who are waiting for the sector in the city due to municipal measures against noise, in application of a court decision.
This group of establishments – which received the support of the professional association in Benidorm, OPENERin addition to those of Alicante APÉHA And ARA– warns against the “limitation of commercial activity” that he believes the “non-negotiated” proposal of the Municipal Council on acoustically saturated zones (ZAS) represents and urges the Municipal Council to create “a negotiating table” to “reach solutions”.
This was stated in a statement in which they assure that the announcement on future applications of measures to the ZAS in street environments Chestnut trees and the plaza of Quijano “also generated worry in other related sectors.
According to this group of companies, the application of the ZAS “could lead to the loss of more than 2,000 direct jobs if it is applied in haste”, which is why they called for “collective reflection”.
ALROA spokesperson, Javier Galdeanostressed that “these imposed measures, without mediation or capacity for reaction on the part of companies, leave more 2,000 families in a situation of vulnerability absolute and to the business world without any ability to maneuver.
The sector representative said that they “are convinced that the City Council does not want to destroy the centre of Alicante or endanger any of the city’s tourist attractions, such as the ‘late“and the leisure offer.” “That is why you must listen to us, you must take care of us and you must understand that we can seek common solutions at a negotiating table, agreement and solutions,” he continued.
“Terrible impacts”
“If we give ourselves time, we will avoid taking hasty measures with terrible impacts which will lead to loss of jobs and desertification of the city “returning to the old model of San Francisco Street, Gabriel Miró Square or the deterioration of the central commercial area until it is again without any attraction,” he assured.
The association awarded the night noise to “other components” such as “the phenomena of bottlethe lack of police presence to deter groups not linked to leisure venues, illegal parties In accommodation and other circumstances that need to be taken into account.
For entrepreneurs in the sector, the introduction of new conditions of hours and dimensions “means that a significant percentage of establishments will have to close, since their activity is based on the tourist attraction of terraces and night tables.”
