The Councilor for Sports of the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martínez Carrasco, has made a balance of the different actions carried out during the last months in the Municipal Stadium Francisco Artés Carrasco with the aim of offering users this municipal infrastructure in the best state.
Martínez Carrasco emphasized that "from the Department of Sports we have the objective of offering the best facilities and in the best state both the sportsmen and clubs of Lorca and the spectators that the sport brings together. During the last few months we have made a series of investments that make the field look better than ever on the pitch and in the set of its facilities. Maintenance work consisting of minor repairs and improvements to remedy those damages that could be dangerous for users, as well as preventive maintenance actions.
The Councilor for Sports has added that "specifically, in the Artés Carrasco Stadium has been replaced and redirected one hundred percent of the lighting of the turrets and removed the advertising boards that had been installed in them for more than a decade , Since they could be dangerous to exert a candle effect, above all, the days of wind. Thus we have achieved that the lighting is to the height of a field of this scale, at the same time that we removed the panels of publicity that, besides being In addition, it should be noted that an official attached to the Department of Sports will be responsible full time for the maintenance of this municipal facility for greater use and enjoyment of the viewers, so we will be able to repair Immediately any damage that may be caused by the use in the installation.This employee will perform painting and upholstery work in the coming weeks.
On the other hand, the municipal technicians are finishing the contracting specifications for the lighting of the fields annexed to Artés Carrasco, Casuco and Miñarro, as well as Alfonso Embarre and the Ciudad Deportiva Ángel María Villar. Lighting of the municipal soccer fields will be almost completely renewed. "
It should be remembered that at the end of 2016 at the Stadium Artés Carrasco and annexes there were 23 performances, such as changing the situation of the disabled bench, repairs of goalposts, drinkers, nets or seats, small plumbing works, Although the main improvement was the complete renovation of the pitch, which involved an investment of 100,000 euros. In addition, 11 improvements were carried out in the Alfonso Embarre and 13 in the Sports City Angel Maria Villar de La Hoya.
Martínez Carrasco said that "from the City Council we maintain our commitment and we make available to the football club of Lorca the best facilities, taking care of the daily maintenance of the pitch.Thanks to the improvements implemented in recent months, Artés Carrasco Is at the height of the municipal sports facilities that are our pride and that make Lorca a unique municipality in terms of sports equipment of extraordinary quality such as the Felipe VI Sports Complex, La Torrecilla Complex, San Antonio Pool, soccer fields Municipal, pavilions of districts, International Center of Beach-Volleyball, ... ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca