The Early Start of Beach Season in Odessa
The beach season in Odessa has started earlier than usual, despite the lack of official permits from the authorities. Beach tenants are actively preparing for the summer, and Odessa residents are already enjoying sunny days and swimming in the sea in mid-April.
The first vacationers have appeared on the beaches, who are actively using barbecue facilities for picnics. The usual signs saying «No Swimming» and signal tapes restricting access to the water have disappeared, allowing swimmers to enter the sea freely.
Winter storms caused damage to the embankment near Golden Beach at the 16th station of Big Fountain: part of the beaches suffered erosion, and some areas lost sand.
Dmytro Belyaev, the director of the Municipal Enterprise «Odesa Coast», reported that the mayors and military administration have not yet granted permission for the official preparation of the beaches for the swimming season.
«As of today, there is no order from the mayor to start preparatory work. It is also necessary to obtain permission from the military command. Therefore, all the work currently being done on the beaches is the initiative of the tenant,» the official noted.
Nevertheless, preparations are underway: the rotunda is being restored in Arcadia, approaches to the sea are being concreted, and work to replace the wooden flooring with tiles is being completed. Wooden walkways are being installed for sun loungers and tents on the beaches of Big Fountain.
