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From 1 July, blue and green zone metred parking returns on Formentera

Foto 2020 zona blavaThe Formentera Department of Mobility reports that from Wednesday 1 July, parking passes will once again be required of drivers who park in blue or green zones in La Savina, Sant Francesc, Sant Ferran and Es Pujols. Placed on temporary hold with the invocation of emergency orders on 14 March, the metred parking scheme will resume, with summer hours in effect, from the start of July.

Changes
-Hours in Es Pujols will now be in line with other towns across the island, with pay-to-park rules enforced from 9.00am to 9.00pm. Mobility conseller Rafael González traced the decision to the public health crisis surrounding Covid-19, citing a projected drop in demand for nighttime parking this season.

-Passes for hotel guests and other overnighters in urban areas with metred parking. Indicating that the initiative had stemmed from an appeal from the island’s tourism sector, the conseller said that this summer tourist establishments would be able to request vouchers and give them to guests, who can use them to get discounts of up to 25% off pay-to-park rates.

-New parking app. “Drivers will no longer have to walk all the way to parking metres”, highlighted González, who said that under the new system, parking passes would be available exclusively to drivers with Flowbird Parking, a free download from Google Play or the Apple Store.

-Any parking passes in effect when emergency orders were declared in March 2020 will have their validity be extended to year end. Conseller González said that the aim of the extension, given the current situation of exception, is to make things easier on users of the metred parking system”.

Metred parking
With summer hours, a parking pass allows its holder to leave a vehicle in a blue zone space for up to one day, unlike the three-day allotment in winter. Passes are required from Monday to Sunday and cost €1.20.

Green zone parking spots are restricted to authorized vehicles only. Eligible vehicles can remained parked in green zone spots for one day in summer, while registered residents of La Savina can park for up to 15 days, as in winter.

Fifteen-minute spaces are designed to encourage a frequent turnover of vehicles in shopping areas where the demand for parking is high. Anyone can obtain a free 15-minute pass at a parking metre. Only 15-minute passes can be used at designated 15-minute parking spots.

Visit www.zonablava.com for more information.


22 June 2020
Department of Communications
Consell de Formentera

Music in the Squares returns to Formentera

cartell 2020 musica a les placesEarlier today the Formentera Department of Culture unveiled the summer 2020 programme for Música a les Places (Music in the Squares), a series of weekly intimate concerts in La Savina, Es Pujols, Sant Francesc and Sant Ferran.

Culture consellera Susana Labrador described reactivating the local cultural scene as particularly important after the economic, social and public health crises triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s why we’re so thrilled to present a programme that promises to fill Formentera’s squares with music and and give even more recreational options for tourists and locals”, she said.

The programme covers an array of musical styles, from World Music and Latin sounds to blues, soul, rock, heavy metal and jazz, and proposes concerts in open-air venues. To prevent the spread of Covid-19, the audience will be restricted to a seated area, with physical distancing rules in place and limited capacity maintained.

La Savina
Monday night music returns to La Savina from 29 June to 28 September with Els Dilluns al Port (Mondays at the Port). Concerts start at 10.00pm and proffer a dose of pzazz for the Passeig de la Marina.

Es Pujols
With the World Music series, Es Pujols’ Plaça d’Europa will have live music too, with a programme that welcomes back veterans Antena Libre. The Thursday night concerts kick off at 10.00pm and runs 25 June to 22 October, taking a break in August.

Sant Ferran
Starting at 10.00pm every Friday from 26 June to 25 September, Sant Ferran’s Música en Viu (Live Music) programme plays out in the Plaça de l’Església.

Sant Francesc
When the classic Saturday night jazz series returns to the Plaça de la Constitució from 27 June to 26 September, crowds can look forward to 10.00pm concerts from the island’s most cherished jazz outfit, Jazz&Co.

Collaborations
From the start, Música a les Places has had help from collaborators like Jazz&Co, Antena Libre, La Savina Residents’ Association and the Balearic Port Authority.

Essential to the programme is the yearly renewal of a collaborative agreement between the Consell de Formentera and Estrella Galicia. Every year, Estrella Galicia sponsors countrywide concerts and supports independent, alternative festivals. The Consell salutes Estrella Galicia for their longstanding commitment to music and culture in Spain.


22 June 2020
Department of Communications
Consell de Formentera

From Monday, ban reinstated on construction in Formentera towns

The Formentera Department of Territory reports that the end of emergency orders on Monday will coincide with the resumption of ban on construction projects that cause bothersome noise and vibrations in urban areas and tourism spots. Normally in force from 1 May to 15 October, the ordinance was placed on hold in light of the delayed start of the tourist season.

Starting Monday, authorisation will be limited to conduit repairs essential to safety or hygiene, and urgent works previously submitted for review and having obtained express permission from the Consell.

18 June 2020
Department of Communications
Consell de Formentera

The ‘savage dyes’ of Simona Colzi beckon crowds back to Centre ‘Gabrielet’

cartell 2020 tintures salvatgesWhen artist Simona Colzi pulls the curtain back on her display Tintures Salvatges at 7.00pm tomorrow (19 June), the opening will signal the start of a new season of exhibitions at Centre Antoni Tur ‘Gabrielet’. Varying textures, which merge textile tissues and the natural environment of Formentera, embody the intersection of quality, sustainability and aesthetics. Colzi’s ambition, besides decrying the pollution which is synonymous with the synthetic fabric industry, is to offer a tribute, however small, to life and nature on the island of Formentera.

The display will remain open to the public until 28 June, Monday to Saturday, 11.00am to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

18 June 2020
Department of Communications
Consell de Formentera

As island prepares for returning visitors, Formentera calls for new normality to include public health controls and tracing protocol

foto 2020 visita armengolWhen Consell de Formentera president and deputy president Alejandra Ferrer and Ana Juan sat down this afternoon with Francina Armengol, the Balearic first minister, and Pilar Costa, the chief of the first minister’s office, it marked the first in-person encounter between the two administrations since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.

Ferrer praised Armengol for the coordination between the Consell and Govern in recent months, and expressed her will to see such cooperation continue beyond lockdown de-escalation, which is set to conclude next week. “Emergency orders will be lifted on Sunday 21 June, but that doesn’t mean the crisis is over”, said Ferrer, who underscored the need for contingency planning with regard to the families and companions of infected tourists: “In our new normality we’ll need to maintain controls on public health and establish tracing protocol in the event that new cases emerge with arriving visitors”.

Ferrer also voiced concerns about domestic and international flight connections, and about the ongoing absence of Europe-wide safety protocol, which she described as “a missed opportunity for a united message”. As for furloughs announced in the midst of the crisis, Ferrer asked for Armengol’s backing in discussions with the central government: “Considering our economy is based exclusively on tourism, and given the short season in 2020, business owners and workers on the island will need help weathering the winter ahead”.

Ferrer additionally highlighted the potential for new opportunities that crises can afford, and suggested that the current juncture may hold out the opportunity for forward strides in terms of sustainability, solidarity and economic diversification, particularly as the island attempts to move away from a summer-centred tourism. “This crisis has laid bare the weakness of Formentera’s highly seasonal economy and the vulnerability that a large swath of our population faces”, Ferrer offered. “We have to realise that a diversified economy will make us more balanced and improve the quality of life for the people who need it most.”

For her part, the Balearic premiere offered a public show of thanks for the efforts of islanders and local government during a loosening of lockdown measures that saw Formentera, thanks to favourable public health figures, enter de-escalation one week ahead of the rest of the archipelago and Spain. “We are well aware that the economic situation is going to be very complicated”, Armengol added.

The premiere pointed out that the number of Formentera families receiving minimum social income (RESOGA) has jumped from 38 pre-coronavirus to 442 today. As well, she highlighted assistance of between €2,000 and €3,000 for self-employed individuals, including €250,000 from the Consell de Formentera, as well as €100,000 that the local government has put up in support of businesses and micro-businesses benefitting from ISBA loans.

Ferrer and Armengol asked islanders and visiting tourists to remain vigilant in terms of safety measures designed to prevent the local spread of Covid-19.

17 June 2020
Department of Communications
Consell de Formentera

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