The member of the Athletic board George
Gomez has been in charge of presenting the fourth point of the Athletic Assembly, the one corresponding to the projects and proposals of the Board chaired by Aitor
Elizegi.
Gomez has indicated that the premise of these actions are the comfort and experience of the member in San Mamés and “facilitate the work of the quarry”, within the financial capacity of the club and abiding by environmental criteria.
The first proposal is the escalator to the upper ring that will facilitate access to 29,000 locations. This intervention will affect four sectors: north, main, south and east. The works will begin once the 2021 Eurocup ends and will culminate at the end of next year, with the aim of not affecting the influx of public that come to the stadium in 2021.
The works will be carried out in parallel to the current stairs and will have as a priority people with reduced mobility. In addition, this way you can avoid the queues to access the upper ring with a flow of 12,000 people every half hour between the four sectors. The stairs will be one-way, either going up or down. This investment has been approved by the partners that make up San Mamés Barria. The club will be in charge of its financing and in return it will increase its participation in this society.
The second proposal submitted by George
Gomez It is the habilitation of a residence for 58 young homegrown players in Lezama. To do this, first another building will be enabled for the first team located on the training field number 1 of the training facilities. Once it is built, the residence and restoration of the old building of the first team can be carried out, which will be used by the women's team and Bilbao Athletic.
The execution of the construction of the first team has been carried out within the established deadlines, as announced by the board of directors, and therefore the deadlines for the residence have also been met. The most visible works began in September and its completion is scheduled before the 2021-22 season begins. The first team will move to its new building in January and the rehabilitation of the one corresponding to the Female team and the second team will end in May 2022. Part of this space will be open to the public that comes to Lezama.
Further, Gomez He added that lighting improvements have been made in Lezama and also in San Mamés to comply with the obligations of television broadcasts. Likewise, the location of the partner's office has been modified, from Ibaigane to the basement of San Mamés, next to gate 20. “There can be no better link between the partner and the entity,” said the manager.
Finally, he announced the launch of a new store located in Alameda de Mazarredo, on the corner of Iparraguirre, right in front of the Guggenheim museum, “in a place with a lot of public and a lot of tourism and that can help increase the income of the club” .
Aitor
Elizegi he wanted to thank the Foundation for its role. “For us it is one of the references. We work in favor of the groups that cannot enjoy this way of understanding Athletic like us. Work from equality and integration, protect minors, share culture and launch a message of transparency from the new website ”, said the president, who added that from now on they want the central ring where the localities are located vip is renamed San Mamés Bat.