Overview
- A Coruña confirmed on Tuesday that it will not extend lifeguard coverage beyond the contract end date of September 15 because the current contract finishes then and most lifeguards have planned other work.
- This summer A Coruña ran a team of 42 lifeguards from June 15 to September 15 and added surveillance at O Parrote by activating a nautical platform.
- The PP in Vigo, led by vice‑spokesman Miguel Martín, is calling for an uninterrupted four‑month service from June 1 to September 30 and says the 2019 municipal approval for that window was not included in the 2025 contract.
- Local officials say short‑term extensions are hard to staff and implement because lifeguard rosters are set after each season and changes require renegotiating multi‑year procurement contracts.
- Cities now plan to study longer future contracting periods to respond to warmer Septembers, but immediate change is limited while current contracts remain in force through 2028 in some cases.