The Mayor, José Ballesta, visited this morning the Plaza de Santo Domingo where he explained that 'we will continue to secure a perimeter around the ficus, for which all the damaged areas are being sanitized and at the same time a diagnosis is being made And analysis of how the copy is found, and for this we have all the necessary personal and technical means.
The goal, he explained, is that at the end of the day the closed perimeter will be reduced to recover the maximum possible pedestrian space, always on the premise that 'the ultimate goal is the safety of people passing through this environment, as well as in Floridablanca and Artillery Barracks'.
The technical reports indicate that there have been phenomena such as water stress and the extreme dryness of these days, besides taking into account the age of this tree, which is one of the oldest in Spain, if not the oldest, so Which is the spearhead to analyze what is happening.
"The fundamental thing now," the Mayor reiterated, "is to ensure the environment, to work step by step, and to give the greatest security to the pedestrians, and we will analyze with moderation what we will continue to do."
The ficus bank will be removed and it will be evaluated whether to restore the pergola or create a new one and place a perimeter around the ficus to prevent access around the trunk.
"We are analyzing every step we have to take to see all the possibilities without any hurry," concluded Ballesta, who also visited this morning the artillery barracks and the Floridablanca Garden, whose access is kept closed for security reasons .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia