Motril beaches are witnessing the bizarre situation of having both Cruz Roja and Protección Civil staffing the beaches thanks to the hasty actions of the Town Hall.
With only a week left to go of the beach season; i.e., high season when the beaches have lifeguards on duty, we have the surreal situation that if you get stung by a jelly fish (less numerous than lifeguards at the moment) you can literally chose if you want to be treated by the Cruz Roja or Protección Civil… almost.
After a meeting at the Town Hall, it was agreed to share out the beach posts between the two volunteer organisations so that the first three posts on Playa Poniente are staffed by P.C. and the next three (two of which are on Playa Granada) are staffed by C.R.
In the meantime, the Town Hall has made it plain that it considers that the Cruz Roja has overall command, which does appear as yet another stab in the back for the Protección Civil, who, by the way, have no problem with their Cruz Roja opposite numbers.
The PSOE opposition party has made its position plain and considers that the governing party has shown itself incapable of solving problems but good at creating them. The governing party (PP) on the other hand believes that the PSOE is just making it plain that they have no idea what the ‘realities’ of the municipality are. They consider that they have handled the situation well.
The question is, what will the Town Hall do without the Protección Civil throughout the rest of the year, as they work closely with the emergency services in accident scenarios, as well as staffing public gatherings?
Seaside Gazette Thursday, September 6, 2012
