The municipal administration of Latina has decided to take urgent measures to deal with it phenomena of urban decay in the Nicolosi neighborhood by applying bans on the consumption and sale of alcohol.
Alcoholic drinks consumed in public are prohibited
The new rules, in force for 4 months, provide for prohibition on the consumption of alcoholic beverages and spirits in streets, squares, gardens, parks, public areas or areas open to public transit and in their vicinity, with the exception of areas granted by the administration or otherwise authorized and with the exclusion of transport to access private homes included in the streets affected by the provision.
Sales are also prohibited at night
The takeaway sale of alcoholic and spirit drinks in any container is also prohibited from 8pm to 6am of the following day, by the managers of public establishments and commercial or artisan establishments in private or public areas, including sales points with vending machines.
The streets of Latina affected by the new bans
The areas affected are:
- via Romagnoli, stretch between via Cervone and via Villafranca;
- via Villafranca, stretch between via Curtatone and via Emanuele Filiberto;
- Mentana square;
- via Curtatone;
- via Marchiafava;
- via Corridoni;
- via Emanuele Filiberto, stretch between piazzale XVIIIdec and via Giulio Cesare;
- via Pasubio;
- via Giulio Cesare, stretch between via Romagnoli and via Cervone;
- piazza Mentana and via GB Grassi.
Violators will be subject to a fixed administrative fine of 500 euros.
The mayor of Latina: «Too many annoying drunks»
The mayor of Latina Matilde Celentano declared:
“The need to intervene with this ordinance is given by the fact that the administration now receives daily reports from residents who report situations of disturbance of public peace at night and of degradation in the Nicolosi district, adjacent to the bus lines where hundreds of travellers”.
«The task of the municipal administration is to ensure a peaceful and civil coexistence, combating excessive consumption of alcohol, in order to avoid the occurrence of episodes that jeopardize the regular and orderly conduct of civil life, the peace and liveability of urban centres.
It was, therefore, decided to proceed with the adoption of a temporary provision aimed at regulating the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages and spirits by the activities of supplying food and beverages to the public in the area in question, aimed at overcoming situations of degradation and prejudice to decorum and urban liveability, to protect the tranquility and rest of residents, also aimed at preventing further violent and criminal conduct, as well as protecting the heritage of historical, urban and cultural interest”.
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