Operations will begin in May to restore public spaces in the historic centre

Through the Government, Planning and Mobility secretariats, the District Sheriff’s Office implements the “Protection Plan for the Historic Center of Santa Marta”, in which inappropriately occupied areas of public use are subject to the intervention of part of the district administration and police authorities, through processes that allow the restoration, protection and maintenance of public spaces.

This intervention begins after the completion of the awareness phase for the owners and administrators of gastronomic establishments, food bars, pubs and the like who continue to carry out their economic activity in public places, without permission.

The operations, starting from May 2023, will be the intervention of the Public Space Defense Unit (UDEP), which must ensure that items such as chairs, tables, planters and other objects do not continue to block the roads in the historic center. Free movement on sidewalks.

Finally, the district administration extended a cordial invitation to official companies to voluntarily return to the city the square meters of public space they currently occupy without any permission; This measure will allow both Samaria and tourists to enjoy areas of common use.