This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Abdul Latif Baraka
In a decision that the population of Agadir was envisaged, the local authorities recently launched a massive campaign to release the public domain in many working -class neighborhoods, where various obstacles which hindered passers -by – in the roads and the streets have been removed, But in an incomprehensible scene, this campaign was absent from the “Sonaba” district, one of the high districts of the city, which suffers considerably from the phenomenon of the occupation of the public domain.
This disparity between districts raises many questions about the methodology of the authorities in the application of the law evenly in all areas of the city, while certain working -class districts have succeeded in recovering their public spaces, it seems that the district “SONABA Always witness to always assist a continuation of the phenomenon of the occupation of the public domain, in particular by the owners of cafes and restaurants.
Swaba district … The Bastion of the Occupation of the Public King
The “Sonsaba” zone is one of the most important tourist areas in Agadir, and it includes many cafes and restaurants that are crowded with visitors, whether local population or tourists, but this commercial activity causes a Generalized occupation of public spaces, which, which derives the beauty of the neighborhood and negatively affects traffic and although local authorities have applied the liberalization campaigns of the public domain in many other regions, this district, which is more and more witness From the phenomenon of the occupation of the public domain, was not among the targeted areas.
It should be noted that this exception contradicts the efforts made in other cities such as Casablanca and Rabat, where strict campaigns have been activated to release the roads and public places of the random occupation, but in Agadir, the application From this policy in certain districts remains below the required level, which opens the field to ask about the reasons which led to this inaction.
Challenges and criticisms:
One of the most important demonstrations of the occupation of the “Sonsaba” district is linked to the expansion of certain illegally cafes, where sidewalks and roads are occupied to provide additional spaces to customers, which leads to the narrowing of passers -by and forcing them to walk in a designated place for cars, which increases the risk of accidents.
In addition, complaints are increasing on certain stores that provide illegal services, such as the supply of hookahs in places designated for restaurants only.
The authorities are faced with the challenge of parcels and equality:
At a time when the city of Agadir continues its preparations to receive international demonstrations, negative phenomena such as the occupation of the public domain remain threatening the aesthetics of the city and hampering the movement of citizens, in this context, it is Become necessary for the authorities who work to take firm measures to impose compliance with the law on all districts, including “SESBA”, to apply the principle of equality before the law, and not to exclude any region of The campaign.
The precise monitoring of this phenomenon and the opening of surveys on the violations which have been mentioned would contribute to establishing clear and unified laws which apply to all without discrimination. In the end, it is necessary that the public interest and the aesthetics of the city remain at the heart of the interests of the authorities, in particular with the continuous growth of tourism in the city.
