Bad news for bathers. The commune of Eaunes in the Haute-Garonne department has been forced to close its new water playground, reports Actu. The municipal council announced that the site would have to be closed on Wednesday August 14 and Thursday August 15 due to the ‘current weather conditions and inappropriate behaviour and aggression towards staff’. Holidaymakers who wanted to cool off there would exceptionally not have access. (…) Le JDD
(…) closed its doors for 48 hours due to disorderly behaviour. Some visitors did not abide by the rules. The mayor agreed to close again (…).
Since the opening of this water playground in 2021, which is free and open to the public, the number of disorderly acts has steadily increased. The mayor denounces ‘people who come from outside the municipality, why not, but they should stick to the rules!’ (…).
He points the finger at visitors who enjoy the pleasures of water and splashing around dressed from head to toe.
‘That’s unhygienic and against the rules. I also think I recognise religious clothing, which goes against our principle of secularism. That’s intolerable,’ says the mayor of Eaunes, almost getting angry. He also can’t stand it when people attack his staff, ‘often young people of good will’, as he says. These young people also try to enforce compliance with the age limit of three years.
It’s complicated,’ says Erine, ’parents sometimes bathe their children in their own nappies. If you point this out to them, they sometimes get very angry. By the time tempers have calmed down, the temporary closure order will have had its effect. The reopening day this Friday went smoothly. Let’s hope it stays that way… La Dépêche