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Ecatepec Mayor Opens Prizo 1 Park After Reclaiming It from Criminal Control

From La Jornada · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Ecatepec officials opened Prizo 1 Park after redeveloping more than 9,000 square meters that had been controlled by criminal groups for years.
  • The project added sports courts, a skate area, a running track, a dog park, an accessible children’s area and facilities for older adults.
  • Mayor Azucena Cisneros said the administration had recovered about 50 public spaces and based the project on consultations with local residents who reported feeling unsafe.

Ecatepec has reopened a public park that officials said criminal groups had controlled for years. Mayor Azucena Cisneros inaugurated Prizo 1 after more than 9,000 square meters were transformed into sports and recreation facilities.

They are wrong if they believe they can build themselves up on the basis of infamy and defamation. The only path I have is honor, complete honesty and the great love I have for Ecatepec.

· Azucena Cisneros CossThe Ecatepec mayor defended her record during the park’s inauguration.

The works restored a football court and added a multi-use court with two goals, a skate area surrounded by a cycle path, and a track for walking and running. The project also included a dog park, a renovated children’s area with accessible swings and seesaws, and a refurbished senior citizens’ center with a canopy for social and recreational activities.

Cisneros said the space had been taken over by delinquency and street gangs, leaving residents feeling unsafe. She said the municipal government had recovered about 50 spaces belonging to the municipality and local communities after organizations had used them for business at residents’ expense.

For years, criminals took over public spaces because of a lack of institutions and a lack of governance.

· Azucena Cisneros CossShe described why the municipality sought to reclaim Prizo 1 Park.

The mayor said officials conducted a social and anthropological survey, asking residents how they felt about the park. Their response, she said, was that most felt completely unsafe. “None of the spaces that were built came from a whim. They were the result of consultation with the residents of this community,” Cisneros said.

None of the spaces that were built came from a whim. They were the result of consultation with the residents of this community.

· Azucena Cisneros CossShe said the park’s facilities followed consultations with local residents.

During the tour, Cisneros embraced Miguel, an older resident who had wanted to see the park before he died. She said he had dreamed of its recovery and dignification, and that he was happy to see it completed.

He dreamed of that, of recovering and dignifying the whole Prizo area, and now his eyes have seen it and he is happy.

· Azucena Cisneros CossShe spoke about an older resident who visited the reopened park.
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Originally published by La Jornada in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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