The new Viña Arias football pitch in Casarabonela was officially inaugurated on Friday by the the regional Director General of Planning and Sports Promotion, Ignacio Rodriguez, the president of Málaga Council, Salvador Pendón, and the Mayor of Casarabonela, Sebastián Gómez.
The project cost €750,000 and was financed by the regional, provincial and municipal authorities.
The complex, one of the most modern in the region, covers 6,000 square metres and has artificial turf, irrigation and water harvesting, changing facilities and lighting.
Cinico says:
One doubts the wisdom of any person or organisation who would spend this vast a mount of money on facilites such as this when there are over 200 people from a population of 2500 in the village unemployed,and needing sustainable employment. Whilst the money has not come from the village which by the way is over 3million euros in debt , i am sure there could have been more long term projects which could have benefited all the villagers, provided years of work, and possibly returned some finance back to the village in the future.The next awaited project is a theatre which will be started in the near future again is any research done to see what people want or needover the coming years. With every winter seasons rains the roads badly built are devasted, sewage is not properly treated , some areas have little or no continuity of water supply, at the slightest hint of poor weather the electricity fails in areas. Does a village need a football pitch suitable for the premier league?