A reader has contacted La Voz to report the presence of an abandoned vehicle on Velacho street, in the industrial area of Los Mármoles, in Arrecife. According to her, this situation "has ceased to be isolated to become unsustainable in the face of the "passivity of the authorities".
Another of the cars that was previously there, which had been parked in this area for a year, completely burned last March. The citizen reports that the vehicle was habitually used by several people for "to spend the night and consumption of substances narcotics", a situation "known by residents and workers in the area for months".
Arrecife City Council has already removed the vehicle affected by the flames, but who indicates that the problem is still present because, after this fire, in the same street "another abandoned car has been installed that meets exactly the same conditions".
"Both vehicles had been marked for removal, but the stickers were torn off without any subsequent effective action having taken place," he assures.
As of today, "that second vehicle continues to be used as a 'smoking den', at any time of day, with total impunity. Meanwhile, the situation on the street worsens: accumulated trash, urine on the walls, excrement on the sides of businesses and an evident deterioration of the environment".
According to him/her/it, it points out, "it is not just an aesthetic issue, but a problem of public health, safety and coexistence that directly affects workers, clients and residents of the area".
Despite the removal of the burnt-out vehicle, the neighbor asserts that the institutional response, so far, "has been insufficient." "The core of the problem remains intact: the other abandoned car remains in place and continues to be used in the same way," she criticizes.
"How much longer do we have to wait? Is it necessary for another fire or a more serious situation to occur again for action to be taken?" the citizen asks. Likewise, she defends that "the neighbors are not asking for anything extraordinary, only immediate action that guarantees minimum conditions of safety, hygiene, and respect in their environment."
