The Local Committee of Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista (NC-BC) of Tías has publicly denounced the state of abandonment in which various municipal infrastructures are found, many of them closed for years, while the City Council continues allocating public resources without these spaces providing service to the residents.
The Canarian formation considers that this situation responds to an evident lack of planning, management, and political commitment on the part of the current governing group (PSOE and Podemos), with direct consequences on the quality of life of residents, families, and seniors of the municipality.
Facilities closed without solution
Among the most notable cases is the municipal nursery of Puerto del Carmen, whose opening was announced in 2022 but which, to this day, remains non-operational. NC-BC insists on the urgent need for this service and proposes the development of a Local Early Childhood Education Plan for 0 to 3-year-olds in coordination with the Government of the Canary Islands.
Another significant example is the municipal swimming pool, closed for more than fifteen years. While its management model is debated, the City Council continues to allocate nearly 100,000 euros annually to its maintenance without offering any service to the population. The formation advocates direct management as a viable alternative for its reopening.
The multi-purpose building of Tías, closed for more than six years, also represents a significant loss for the social and cultural activity of the municipality. This space housed services such as Culture and Sports, the School of Music or the municipal radio.
Added to this situation is the fish market building in Puerto del Carmen, located in the Varadero area, which remains without use or a defined project despite its strategic potential.
Deteriorated sports infrastructures and public spaces
In the sports field, the Los Roferos court stands out, in a state of deterioration and without rehabilitation provision, and the paddle tennis courts of the Tías sports center, which have never come to be put into operation and present an advanced state of abandonment.
Also, the dog park in the center of Tías, built more than a year ago, remains closed, evidencing -according to the formation- a repeated pattern of investment without planning or subsequent execution.
The spokesperson for NC-BC of Tías, Juan de León, has stated that “it is frustrating to see how numerous municipal facilities remain closed and deteriorating, without a clear strategy for their recovery. It is especially serious that, having the highest budgets in the history of the municipality, the commissioning of these essential spaces is not prioritized.”
De León insists that the management of public resources “must be oriented towards guaranteeing real services to the citizenry, avoiding the deterioration of infrastructures that represent a significant investment for the municipality”.
Nevertheless, NC-BC concludes that "there is still time to correct this situation through planning, political will and efficient management that allows these spaces to be recovered for the use and enjoyment of the residents of Tías".