Below is the press release with the statements of the mayor of Reggio Calabria Giuseppe Falcomatà about the next reopening of the Purple Planet.
The redevelopment works of the gym and part of the external areas of the gym are now nearing completion Purple Planetthe historic sports facility home of the Reggio Basket which will host some of the prestigious matches in the next few days Five-a-side Football Regions Trophy.
In recent weeks the Metropolitan City, which had already planned the renovation of the historic sports facility for some time, has accelerated work in the gym area, a large building with a multi-purpose field capable of hosting matches and training sessions, not only basketball , but also 5-a-side football and volleyball, and which is equipped with a bleacher 600 seats.
Overall i jobsalready underway, envisage a larger investment of almost one and a half million euros, which concerns not only the gym, now ready to host any kind of sporting event, but also the adjacent structures, the changing room block, the services toilets for the athletes, competition judges, infirmary and staff, the entire spectator services block, the roof covering, the electrical and thermomechanical systems.
In recent years the structures had been the subject of damage which had impoverished its potential in terms of sporting attractiveness. From the Metrocity therefore an important investment, partly already finalised, which will allow the historic sports center of the Modena district to be given new life. After the partial reopening for the Regions Trophy, starting from first days of Mayrenovation work will begin on the accommodation facilities adjacent to the Pianeta Viola gym.
In recent days the mayor Giuseppe Falcomatàtogether with the Managing Director for Sport Giovanni Latellacarried out an inspection of the structure, to personally verify the state of completion of the works and thank the operators, both those of the executing company, the Limina Società Cooperativa Arl of Ardore, and of the Castore Company, for their speed in completing the operations to complete the interventions on the gym area and cleaning the external areas.
He explained the mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà:
“The works on the Purple Planet already activated by the Metropolitan City are part of a broader strategy also planned by the Municipality of Reggio Calabria which aims to revitalize the four most important sports facilities in the City, both for basketball and football, but of course also for other sports, starting with 5-a-side football which is a sport on the rise and for which we are honored to host the Regions Trophy. I am referring to the restyling works of PalaCalafiore of Pentimele, the Granillo Stadium, the Sant’Agata Sports Center and the Purple Planet of Modena”.
The mayor added:
“To these important interventions, on symbolic structures of Reggio sport, there is a long series of other investments in facilities that may appear secondary, such as gyms, fields and school sports facilities, but are fundamental for the performance of sport at a grassroots level and for the entire youth sports movement. We are satisfied with how the various projects are progressing. Naturally we hope that the two main teams that use the structures, Reggina and Viola, will soon be able to return to the stages they deserve. For our part, we are working through a program that provides for an overall strengthening of the structures that can be a vehicle for the growth of the entire sporting movement at a city and metropolitan level”.
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