The fight against uncivil behavior that causes nuisance and insecurity to residents has intensified in the municipality of El Vendrell. Among the most frequently sanctioned behaviors are generating noise and disorder, public drinking (botellón), urinating in public, and littering.
Of the 319 complaints filed during the mentioned period, 229 correspond to public drinking. This problem is mainly concentrated around a nightclub in Coma-ruga, an area where residents have repeatedly reported gatherings of vehicles and young people holding parties in the street, sometimes leading to confrontations with neighbors who reprimand their behavior. The Local Police have increased surveillance in these areas to mitigate the situation.
During the recent long holiday weekend, a hundred fines were issued solely for alcohol consumption. In addition to public drinking, other notable infractions include 23 complaints for public urination, 21 for causing noise, and 19 for littering. Sanctions were also recorded for disturbing neighbors, scooter use, drug possession, carrying pepper spray, and disobedience to authority.
“"All sanctions are eventually collected. It takes time due to the administrative process that must be followed, but they are eventually collected."
The new civic coexistence ordinance aims to streamline the collection of fines by detailing the specific sanction for each infraction. Previously, penalties for uncivil behavior fell within a range without specifying the exact amount, which required the intervention of municipal legal services to set the specific fine and initiate a slower administrative process, including the possibility of appeal.
