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<p>The mayor accompanied the municipal workers affiliated with the Union of Municipal Workers and Employees of Concordia (UOEMC) at their party for Municipal Employee Day, held this weekend. Together with the General Secretary of that union, Maxi Torres, the mayor thanked "the commitment of so many municipal employees who work day by day for the benefit of the city".</p>

<p>Mayor Enrique Cresto signed the collective bargaining agreement with the Lifeguard Union (SUGARA) this Friday. Alfredo Francolini, who will formally assume the Secretariat of Tourism in the coming days, along with the future designated vice president of Emcontur, Miguel Guitar, accompanied the mayor during the meeting. There, Cresto announced that "the presentation and start of the 2017-2018 summer season will take place on December 1st, with the opening of the city's beaches".</p>

<p>As every Friday, different educational establishments visit the Municipality of Concordia and on this occasion, it was students and teachers from school No. 51 Professor "Felipe Gardel" who were received by Mayor Enrique Cresto, who told the children, as a message, "keep studying and striving to overcome your own goals, thinking about the future that will have you as protagonists".</p>

<p>The mayor expressed his concern and solidarity for the ARA San Juan. "We pray for their prompt rescue," he communicated through social networks. He also expresses his sympathy for the family of Officer Fernando Mendoza, who is a resident of Concordia.</p>

<p><i>After participating in the "World Green Economy Summit" in Córdoba, Mayor Enrique Cresto took stock of two days of activities in which prominent world leaders and figures spoke, such as the former President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Barack Obama, Nobel Prize winners in Economics, Edmund Phelps and Eric Maskin, and the Co-President of Africa Rising, Ndaba Mandela (grandson of Nelson Mandela), among others.</i></p>

<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">This Monday, the mayor led a meeting together with the Chief of Police of Concordia, Chief Commissioner Marcelo Den Dauw, the Copnaf Delegate Roberto Tribulatti, the CGE member Gastón Etchepare, the Departmental Director of Education Griselda Di Lello, and representatives of the Judiciary, in which the topic addressed was the incidents between adolescents that occurred over the weekend.</font></p>

<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">In a Civil Defense meeting held last Saturday, before representatives of security forces and city institutions, local and provincial government officials, councilors, and legislators from different political parties, Mayor Enrique Cresto requested the Mixed Technical Commission of Salto Grande to take extreme measures in order not to raise the river level in Concordia above 14 meters, until the lake level is raised to 36 meters, taking into account that it is five meters below the levels reached in December 2015.</font></p>

<p>Mayor Enrique Cresto received Governor Gustavo Bordet and the National Minister of the Interior, Rogelio Frigerio, this Friday, with whom he toured the areas affected by the rise of the Uruguay River. They were at the South Defense, and in different affected neighborhoods.</p>

<p>During this Thursday morning, the provincial Minister of Government and Justice, Mauro Urribarri, and the mayor of Concordia, Enrique Cresto, flew over the areas of the city that are currently being affected by the rise of the Uruguay River.</p>

<p>Presided over by Mayor Enrique Cresto and the Minister of Government Mauro Urribarri, the Civil Defense Committee met and the Social Emergency Council was put into operation, in light of the rise of the Uruguay River. Engineer Francisco Perez, General Manager of CTM, specified during the meeting and in dialogue with the media that this Thursday "the river will be below 13.50 m" on the local port scale. The mayor ordered the formation of specific operational groups to address "a complex scenario that will persist for several days". The importance of taking as a reference the official information provided daily by Civil Defense was reiterated, and in this sense, the mayor requested that CTM issue two daily reports of forecasts and predictions regarding the behavior of the river.</p>

<p>The Payamédicos Concordia continue with their activities of "spiritual healing", patient accompaniment, and awareness-raising on humanitarian issues. In this context, this Tuesday, May 30, within the framework of the National Day of Organ and Tissue Donation, they will hold a "Payasol" in Plaza 25 de Mayo.</p>

<p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Mayor Enrique Cresto led the central acts for a new anniversary of the May Revolution and attended the Te Deum at the Cathedral of Concordia. The mayor made a call to uphold the principles preached by the men and women of 1810.</font></p>