Authorities will be hard on both tourists and locals who parade up and down the city’s streets consuming alcohol.
Mazatlán mayor, Carlos Felton, said that the city will closely control the public consumption of alcohol during the Easter holiday. He said, “I do not want Mazatlán to become a public cantina.”
The mayor said the city will be hard on both tourists and locals who parade up and down the city’s streets consuming alcohol.
Carlos Felton also said that hours of operation will be monitored; closing those establishments that fail to strictly comply with hours of operations, noting that the Golden Zone is the area of most concern.
He said that this week he would be meeting with the Ministry of Public Security to review their plans for strict enforcement.
In a further effort to contain the thousands of tourists and locals partying at night on the streets of Mazatlán during Semana Santa, local businesses have proposed establishing a dedicated space for entertainment where authorities will have improved crowd control.
The proposal is to introduce the first edition of the “Bandódromo,” a pedestrian walkway where local bands and regional musicians would play for the partiers.
As of this time, the planners are looking at two options for the Bandódromo location. The first is Av. Del Mar between Av. Insurgentes and Av. Rafael Buelna. The second option is Olas Altas.
The first option, as well as sales of alcohol and informal commerce, were discussed at a two hour closed door meeting yesterday between Municipal authorities and Canaco business representatives.
Head of Canaco, Miguel Hernández Fonseca, told reporters following the meeting that they definitely decided not to close streets during Semana Santa and that they wanted to eliminate risks and the poor image Mazatlán projects when people are drinking in the streets, urinating in public and impeding traffic in an illegal manner.
The plan is for the Bandódromo to open at 8pm, closing at 2am or 3am the following morning during the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Semana Santa, days when the city sees the greatest number of tourists and locals on the beach and in recreational areas.
(fromNoroeste)
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