The mayor of Maldonado, Enrique Antíamet this Monday with the CEO of Tienda Inglesa, Juan Manuel Parada, and the firm’s lawyer, Fernando De Posadas.
During the meeting, the representatives of the company expressed their desire to rebuild quickly the facilities affected by the fire in Punta Shopping, as reported by the Maldonado administration after the meeting.
Both representatives of Tienda Inglesa also expressed the importance of having the support of the departmental government to rebuild the store that suffered total losses.
Mayor Antía indicated that he received proposals and “gave them forward”, although he acknowledged that the work will take at least a year. The communal chief stated that the administration is “to support.” “This is like in the pandemic that a crisis came suddenly and with imagination you have to find a way out,” he said.
Municipality of Maldonado.
In addition, he pointed out that for Maldonado “uncertainty” is generated, not only for the season, but also for next winter. “We have to wait and see how the structure responds and what the real damage is,” he said.
On the other hand, during the meeting, the company reported that they were in the search for a place to settle and work temporarily while the place destroyed by the fire is rebuiltas reported by FM Gente and confirmed The Observer. This is a posibilityalthough it is known that it is not easy to specify.
The Punta Shopping mall employed around 2,000 people, of which 400 correspond to Tienda Inglesa.
