Water and electricity guaranteed in Pan Am-2003 Village

The governor of the Pan American Village, Colonel Justo Amilcar Fernandez, guaranteed water and electricity services in the facility during the XIV Pan American Games to be held here from August 1 to 17. 

The governor of the Pan American Village, Colonel Justo Amilcar Fernandez, guaranteed water and electricity services in the facility during the XIV Pan American Games to be held here from August 1 to 17. 

Colonel Fernandez stated that the aqueduct currently under construction is almost completed, remaining only 800 meters of water ducts. He also stated that there is an emergency aqueduct that could start operating if necessary. 

He assured that the sewage system has already been completed and tested, including the treatment plant. 

Colonel Fernandez talked during his appearance in the Santo Domingo-2003 show, the official show of the Organizing Committee of the XIV Pan American Games (COPAN), which is broadcasted on Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in channel 4 of the local TV station Radio Television Dominicana. 

As for the electric energy, the governor of the Pan American Village stated that enterprise AES is committed to provide the energy capacity necessary for the proper operation of the Village. 

Furthermore, he said that through the business unit of the Organizing Committee of the Pan American Games (COPAN) he has arranged the rental of an emergency generator that would start working to cover any eventuality. 

Worries

In spite of the advances achieved in the Pan American Village, Colonel Fernandez revealed that he is worried about some other aspects. 

He made reference to the fact that the exact number of athletes and companions that will stay in the facility is not available yet, which makes more difficult and delays the making of the booking schedule. 

“This must operate as a big hotel, we need the final number of athletes and companions to be able to establish the booking schedule”, he added. 

He declared that among the obstacles pending to be solved is the great number of persons that have to be contracted to work in the Villa for a short period. 

“We are going to need a lot of professionals, qualified militaries, support personnel and all the personnel necessary for the maintenance of a city and this will be for a very short period”, he stated. 

He also mentioned the need of a personnel specialized in hotel management, security and other aspects related specifically to sports. 

He also said that it will be necessary to create the mechanisms to pay such persons, some of which will work just for one week, while others for 15 or 20 days, and even for one month. 

The Village of the Santo Domingo 2003 Games is a residential complex being currently built by the private enterprise Sanac Consorcio Panamericano. It will have 120 buildings, with 720 apartments, and it is located in Las Americas Highway, in La Caleta, at only five minutes from the airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Las Americas Jose Francisco Peña Gomez. 

The Village will accommodate the 5,300 athletes of the 42 member countries of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), who will compete in 35 sports. 

The countries that have already pre-registered in the different competitions are the United States, Cuba, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Puerto Rico.

Other countries that have pre-registered are: Jamaica, Haiti, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, Belize, Santa Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent, Netherlands Antilles (Curazao, Boanire, San Martin, Saint Eustatius and Saba), Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, Cayman Islands Dominica, Antigua, Surinam, Granada and the Dominican Republic, which as the host country has a mandatory participation in the competitions of the 35 sports.

The sports to be contended are: water sports (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo), archery, athletics (track and field, marathon), badminton, basketball, baseball, bowling, boxing, canoe, cycling, equestrian, fencing, water ski, football, gymnastics, weightlifting, field hockey, judo, karate, wrestling, roller skating, jai alai, modern pentathlon, racquetball, rowing, softball, squash, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, shooting, triathlon, sailing, volleyball (beach and indoor).

Source: http://santodomingo2003.com

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