Porrentruy (JU) – The swimming pool now accessible to foreigners under conditions

The authorities in Porrentruy (JU) on Tuesday eased the urgent measures taken at the municipal swimming pool to ensure public order. In addition to people established in Switzerland, foreign nationals who have a work permit valid in Switzerland or a subscription from a company offering this service can again benefit from this infrastructure.

Frontier workers will therefore be able to access the municipal swimming pool after having been deprived of it for a little more than two weeks. People living abroad with a personal season ticket as well as those passing through and staying in Switzerland in a tourist or family structure can also enter the swimming pool.

These measures taken during the City Council meeting are limited in time and valid until the end of the 2020 swimming season. They aim in particular to prevent incidents within the confines of the facilities, explained the executive.

The decision of the City of Porrentruy to ban entry to the swimming pool from July 30 to people not residing in Switzerland has sparked a lively debate both in the region with letters from readers, on social networks and in France. .

Bands from neighboring France

The municipal authorities had taken this decision urgently to put an end to the incivility and acts of intimidation which were committed by gangs of young people from neighboring France. The town of Porrentruy is about fifteen kilometers from the border.

The wardens will have to “actively” ensure that the guidelines for using the pool are respected for all safety and health issues. In case of refusal to comply, recalcitrant people will be notified to the security service and escorted outside the enclosure.

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Posted today at 15:48–