The Arrecife City Council has decreed the closure of a warehouse in Argana Alta, where sheet metal and painting work was carried out. The municipal plenary, held last Friday, June 28, agreed to impose an economic sanction of 15,001 euros and decree the closure of this premises for lacking a license or enabling title.
This new sanction joins three others agreed last April. The Local Police of Arrecife, under the direct direction of the city's mayor, Yonathan de León, has a monitoring service for activities in place after receiving citizen complaints from affected residents, to determine if they comply with the law and carry their required licenses.
During the plenary session last Friday, it was approved to impose the economic sanction of 15,001 euros and proceed with the closure of this establishment on Julio Cortázar Street, in Argana Alta.
Councilman Óscar López, head of the Classified Activities Area of the Arrecife City Council, stated in the plenary that "We want everyone to comply. We are not looking to close premises, we want work to be done according to the Law," added the councilman, that neither the mayor nor he, "want entrepreneurs to have obstacles, we want the Law to be complied with in Arrecife by the premises that carry out activities, and that they do not generate nuisance to the residents. We have acted, with the good diligence of the Local Police, in response to complaints from affected residents," he asserted.
The sanction and closure of the premises passed with the votes of the Government group (PP and CC) and the mixed group. The socialist group abstained from imposing sanctions to enforce the law, in the face of neighborhood complaints.
The councilman remarked during the session that from his Area, the Classified Activities Department is being activated, and with the close collaboration of the Local Police, a follow-up is being done on the complaints presented by the residents, who feel affected. "A few premises are non-compliant and we want everyone to work according to the Law," detailed Councilman Óscar López.
This new closure, and sanction, joins those decreed last April where it was also agreed to close another three premises destined for a bar, sheet metal and paint workshop, and metal carpentry in the capital of Lanzarote.