Neighbors pointed out the lack of shade during the day, as well as the needed construction of a staircase.
The new main plaza, in broad daylight, is empty and without shade to protect from the sun. Photo: Héctor Ruiz.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- Residents of the community of El Chante, in Jocotepec asked the City Council for support for the completion of the main square project. The rehabilitation project consisted of the construction of a kiosk, a new local town office, public restrooms and multiple benches.
After an investment of ten million pesos (over US$500,000), with funding from the Common Competitive Fund for Infrastructure (FOCOCI) and managed by the Jalisco Public Works Infrastructure Secretariat (SIOP), there are still «details to be fine-tuned,» as some residents pointed out.
The fact that the sun shines on the plaza from approximately 11:00 in the morning until 5:30 in the afternoon, without any shade to help protect against the heat, means that the space remains empty and unused during those hours.
«Well, we are happy because in all my years here, there was rarely anyone who put money into it and now it looks much better than it was before. But before, we could take out chairs and sit out until the afternoon, when the sun goes down,» commented Maria, who lives almost in front of the public space.
«They should put something – more trees or some awnings. They say they want to put some games here, but who is going to play outside with this sun?,» commented another of the neighbors, who preferred to keep her name anonymous.
The lack of shelter from the inclement sun was not the only issue that previous users of the space pointed out: just at the border of the plaza with the Encarnación Rosas School, there is a «poorly made ditch,» where a stairway was planned to go.
The structure, which was originally planned to be a stairway, is now only an uneven ramp of dirt and gravel which has already caused more than one passerby to slip.
«They should have put some stairs or a proper ramp there. People have already fallen, especially drunks and children, they are the ones who fall the most. Besides, in rainy weather, all the gravel slides and it becomes even more dangerous,» commented another of the residents.
They added that it wouldn’t hurt to give the much-loved kiosk a «facelift» since the bricks used to build the structure still stand out, and they say that «a little tidying up would make the view of the only square more pleasant.»
The project was inaugurated on February 27, 2021, after being postponed several times due to the pandemic.
Translated by Rebecca Zittle
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