Controversy over the Feixina Christmas Market: residents report damage to a tree in the park

PalmThe Christmas Market set up in Feixina Park continues to generate controversy in the neighborhood. The Barrio Cívico Residents' Association accuses the organizers of cutting branches from a tree that bothered them. "They've become obsessed with putting the German market in Feixina Park no matter what, against the wishes of residents, local artisans, the trees, whatever it takes," they wrote in a tweet. They criticize the fact that, to accommodate attractions like a slide, vegetation has been "damaged" and mobility has been reduced within a heavily used public space.

For its part, Afedeco, one of the organizing business associations, categorically denied these accusations and maintains that the pruning is part of routine municipal work to control ivy, "nothing to do with the market." They also assert that "falsehoods" have been spread, that the images do not reflect reality, and insist that they have always been open to dialogue with the residents.