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Trees
Gardeners working for the Town Hall have been inspecting the trees in the borough and pruning them where necessary. Many of the rubber plants have become overgrown and occlude the street lighting and it is these which are being given priority. The Environment Councillor, explained “years ago trees were planted all over the place, many of which are the wrong species for inside towns, and we are now paying the consequences. Their roots have caused the pavements to become uneven and many have become infested by parasites. We have received numerous complaints from the residents both in Calle Aragón and Via Púnica to this measure”.
The next step will be the maintenance of the palm trees on the Avenida Santa Eulalia, before moving on to ses Figueretes and Playa d’en Bossa. Some of the trees being cut are large and the streets need to be partially closed to traffic to avoid accidents when they are being pruned. At the moment this should not cause too much inconvenience to drivers or pedestrians, but would be completely impractical during the summer months.

What a lot of Rubbish
Some 3,500 kilos of rubbish was removed from the Baix de sa Penya beach last week in an operation which included the collaboration of CEPSA, the company which has the street-cleaning licence throughout the municipality, and volunteers from the Civil Guard. There were six workmen from each organization, one of which was deployed at the top of the cliff to ensure that no-one threw articles while his companions were working below, using two launches to take away the waste material. One of them was towing an old vessel, which was also filled with rubbish to be taken away.
Joan Mayans, the Environment Councillor, expressed his amazement at the type of material which had been found, ranging from bicycles, televisions, sun-shades, a motorbike chassis and even a Samurai sword. Most of the articles had been hurled from the top of the cliff, especially near the look-out post of the Casa Broner, where there was the greatest accumulation of refuse. Mayans explained that his department is looking into the possibility of installing higher fencing at that point to avoid this sort of anti-social behaviour.
Baix de sa Penya is one of the main entrances to the port for travellers who arrive aboard boats or liners, with Mayans underlining the importance of keeping these areas clean. He went on to say that, although police patrols have been increased, it is impossible to have surveillance 24/7. He believes that most of the rubbish is thrown under the cover of darkness, despite the risk of fines which could reach 1,500€ for those caught.