Facing the music

The event, which was held at Inca sports centre last year, has drawn a considerable amount of opposition since it was first announced, with hotel owners concerned about the noise that could disturb their guests and conservationists warning of possible damage to the environment in the protected Son Bauló area.

This week the mayor of San­ ta Margalida, Joan Monjo, insisted that the event “will not affect the environment at all,” explaining that it will not be held near the protected area.

Last month, the regional Environment department informed Santa Margalida Town Hall that the festival had to be submitted to an environmental impact assessment and that the council could not

Proverb Of The Week

grant the licence for it until the result was published.

Meanwhile, Can Picafort Hotelier Association called for the event to be cancelled also on environmental grounds.

On Tuesday, Joan Monjo said he was abstaining “due to legal causes” from any proceedings relating to the festival, with second deputy mayor Eugenio Garrido taking over.

This means that both parties involved in a situation or argument are equally responsible for it. The phrase refers to the South American dance tango which requires two partners to perform. It originated in a song written by AL Hoffman and Dick Manning in 1952.