The City of Cartagena has decided to assume the implementation of corrective measures in the playground of the CEIP San Ginés de la Jara (El Estrecho section), proposed in the study of soil characterization, commissioned by the Consistory, and whose results were put in knowledge of the Autonomous Community last March.
The Councilor for Education, Mercedes Garcia, explained that "as it is collected in the study, the concentrations of some metals detected can pose a risk for students and workers, due to the possibility of direct direct contact or accidental ingestion of land.
This means that we must act with the utmost urgency because we are talking about a very sensitive population. "
Given that the Autonomous Community has once again requested the collaboration of the City Council for the drafting of the project, and taking into account what would lengthen the time the fact that two administrations are involved, the local government has chosen to take over the work.
"We can not extend the situation even further, because one of the biggest complaints of parents is precisely that they have been waiting for answers for a long time.
We have done it before with the hiring of the study and we will do it now with the execution of the works, "said the mayor.
As indicated in the study, the measures are to cover the floor of the patio with a concrete slab and for this it is important that neither students nor workers are in the center so the City Council considers that the Easter holidays It is the best time to carry out the work.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena