We are now moving forward towards the summer and like every year, even when Covid was biting the most, we are looking for the right balance between entertainment for Sardinians and tourists , support for economic activities, a healthy right to sleep and environmental protection.
"It is not at all easy to find it, to put everyone in agreement, and to guarantee adequate controls", explains the mayor of Cagliari Paolo Truzzu who, in addition to re-proposing the ordinance on timetables for the sale of take-away alcohol , has also maintained that in summer, it requires open-air shops and artisans in the food sector to close at 2 am on weekdays and 3 am on Fridays, Saturdays and pre-holidays .
"It is not easy, above all to be able to control everyone, the municipal police do what they can, and we put some sanctions - underlines the mayor -. In reality, the greatest difficulty in the historic center is given by groups of very young people who drink and stay up to late in the square, they make a lot of noise, leave garbage around, and the inhabitants, often exasperated, complain ”.
For the rest, “the city is alive, it works, and the commercial operators behave correctly. We must try to differentiate the public land, to ensure that noisier activities move to more open areas, such as Su Siccu ”.
Even in Quartu , after the decibel stop without control on the coast , the ordinance arrives that prohibits the consumption of alcohol in glass or cans outdoors . The document was signed yesterday by the mayor Graziano Milia: stop from 21 to 6 "in the outdoor areas outside the public establishments near events or demonstrations and along the entire Quartese coast". is also activated, with carpet checks, penalties and suspension of activity for up to three months for those who do not respect the music volume limits.
