"We have the right to rest": the neighbors of Santa Catalina reject a six-hour street party
The Santa Catalina and Jonquet Civic Neighborhood Association asks Cort to reduce the hours and control the noise levels of the event
PalmaThe Santa Catalina and El Jonquet Civic Neighborhood Association has rejected the scheduling of a six-hour street party for the Mare de Déu de la Salut festivities, planned for September 4 between 8 PM and 2 AM, due to what it considers excessive acoustic impact in front of hundreds of homes.
The residents have clarified that they do not question the celebration of the festivities, but rather what they consider a "lack of proportionality and sensitivity" when programming six hours of music, with the participation of a DJ, in a park surrounded by residential buildings.
Given this situation, the association has asked Palma City Council to reconsider the timing of the street party, set an end time compatible with residents' rest, and conduct a technical control of noise intensity to ensure that the decibel limits established by regulations in residential areas are not exceeded.
"We have the same right to rest"
"In these buildings live families with small children, elderly people and neighbors who have exactly the same right to rest as any other citizen", the residents have pointed out.
The association considers the scheduling of the event particularly difficult to understand after months of neighbor complaints about noise pollution and the campaign 'Noise is torture', launched to focus on the noise problems suffered by residents of the area.
The neighbors recall that in previous events held in the vicinity they already suffered levels of noise and vibrations that made "the homes resonate". As they explain, the sound meter readings taken during some of these events raised "serious doubts" about compliance with acoustic limits.
Criticism of Cort for the saturation of public space
The collective has also criticized Cort's actions, reproaching it that, despite having acknowledged the residents' claims and knowing the growing discontent due to noise, saturation, and intensive use of public space, it is once again programming an event of great acoustic impact in front of hundreds of homes.
Therefore, the neighbors are demanding that the City Council take into account the residential reality of Santa Catalina and El Jonquet when designing the festival program and that it reconcile festive activities with residents' right to rest.