A homeless person is living in the midst of construction work on Palma's Paseo Marítimo near to the Torre de Paraires.
He has been occupying the roadside space for the past six weeks. Sheets have been put up to shield a mattress, supermarket trolleys full of clothes and several parasols. There is no roof.
Accessing this space isn't straightforward because of all the fencing. It's between two lanes of the Paseo, and there is no pedestrian crossing nearby.
Between two lanes. Photo: Miquel À. Cañellas.
Homeless people are not uncommon in certain parts of the city, e.g. Parc de ses Estacions, but for the Paseo Marítimo this is unprecedented.
Meanwhile, the president of Paseo Marítimo Residents Association, Antonio Ruiz, is critical of the general mess on the frontline - overflowing bins, rubbish on the ground, indelible stains on the new paving stones and the smell of vomit and urine.
Ruiz says that the municipal cleaning service has problems removing the dirt that has become encrusted in paving stones that were only laid a couple of months ago. "The pavements absorb all the grease and liquids. These have created stains that are now impossible to remove."
Very sad to see someone who looks like theyve literally been turfed out of there home with all of their possessions onto the pavenent. What a great place to highlight the gargantuan divide between rich and poor, just along from all of those superyachts.
And Ruiz, stop whingeing like a child and do something about it!!! Tell them to use different slabs or different cleaning methods! Clearly they didnt do the research beforehand!!! Remember THEY work for YOU! It's YOUR taxes that pay for this substandard service!
So much for gentrification of the Paseo!!!
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Very sad to see someone who looks like theyve literally been turfed out of there home with all of their possessions onto the pavenent. What a great place to highlight the gargantuan divide between rich and poor, just along from all of those superyachts. And Ruiz, stop whingeing like a child and do something about it!!! Tell them to use different slabs or different cleaning methods! Clearly they didnt do the research beforehand!!! Remember THEY work for YOU! It's YOUR taxes that pay for this substandard service! So much for gentrification of the Paseo!!!