The Los Molinos de La Villa de Teguise football field already has new lighting, which has been put into operation this week, once the new electrical installation and the replacement of the spotlights for the lighting of the field have been completed.
The installation of 12 2,000-watt metal halide spotlights in the towers of the field, 26 meters high each, has been carried out by means of a municipal investment of 46,000 euros, and will allow sports events to be held at night.
In addition to the change of lighting of the football field, adapted to the current regulations, "important improvements have been made to the facilities of the Los Molinos football field, thanks to the investment made by the Cabildo de Lanzarote, consisting of the total replacement of the grass, as well as the irrigation system and new furniture and sports equipment that this facility already has, as a result of the commitment acquired by the first Island Institution with the Teguise City Council".
"Our commitment has been to improve the quality and performance of the municipal sports facilities, and thus we have been responding to the demands of its users, mainly children and young people of the municipality who practice football as a base sport", declared the councilor of the area, Echedey Eugenio.
Likewise, the mayor of Teguise, Oswaldo Betancort, recalled that "to this improvement in the municipality are added those made during the last 3 years to through the Action Plan for sports facilities, such as the construction of the new gym in La Villa, the improvement of the courts sports in the towns, the isolation of the pavilions and the new field of soccer 7 of Tahíche".
Teguise supports grassroots sport in rejecting the new Law
The Teguise City Council shows its support for the world of grassroots sport in its rejection of the new Sports Law, which came into force on October 1 and that forces clubs to register coaches, players, assistants and delegates who receive any payment with Social Security, whatever it may be, no matter how insignificant it may be, even if it is an amateur category. From that date, the Labor Inspection has the power to inspect associations and clubs, as if they were companies and, if it detects any irregularity, to sanction them.
"We cannot allow the State's fundraising eagerness to undermine the practice sports of our children", declared the Councilor for Sports, Echedey Eugenio. "Whoever creates a law so that school monitors pay a tax, probably does not know not only the operation, but the altruistic nature of sports clubs. This obligation will go against the possibilities of many children to practice a sport for free or at a low cost", added Eugenio.