The neighbors of the Marzana pier in Bilbao, tired of the noise of bars and terraces
They denounce the "deterioration of the quality of life" of the neighborhood and ask the City Council for measures to guarantee them the "right to rest", the "use of public space and the enjoyment of the landscape". This area, located in the center of Bilbao, has become very fashionable in recent years for bars and terraces on the banks of the river.
Marzana Pier in Bilbao.
The Platform of Neighbors of the Marzana Pierin Bilbao has started an act of protest on Thursday to denounce the " constant deteriorationof the quality of life in the neighborhood ". They urge the City Council to take short-term measures to "ensure our legitimate right to rest in the face of the predatory activities of profit-making bars".
The association is made up of more than 100 neighbors of this historic neighborhood in the center of Bilbao, most of whose houses have a wooden structure and report that many bars in the area are not prepared to isolate noise. The hostelers say they live "behind the back of the neighborhood" and have "an attitude of empathy and disrespect."
They claim that the "illegal practices" of bars have been "normalized" by "using more spaces than permitted to install terraces", "picking them up later than permitted", "putting music at night with doors open" in unisolated bars, "obstructing pedestrian steps" or "using the pier as a warehouse" or "parking space for their private cars".
In view of this situation, they state that they have held several meetings with representatives of the City Council, sent written submissions with specific requirements and opened numerous proceedings in both the City Council and the police stations, but that all this has not affected them, since "there is no control to ensure compliance withthe regulations ".
So, fed up with the situation, they decided to start an "act of protest" and put up signs and bannerswith protest phrases or demands on the walls of the neighborhood buildings.
The main demands are a review of hotel licences and a reduction in working hours. They do not consider it appropriate to grant night leisure licences in a neighbourhood with wooden houses. They also call for effective measures to monitor compliance with the regulations.
The residents of the Marzana Pier firmly maintain that they will continuetodefend "therightto rest "and" the right to use public space ", as well as" to enjoythe landscape and views of the river "from their homes.
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