Overview
- A provincial–municipal agreement announced Tuesday between Governor Maximiliano Pullaro and Santa Fe Mayor Juan Pablo Poletti commits $4,350 million to upgrade Parque Garay and transform the city's western access for the XIII Juegos Suramericanos.
- The Parque Garay program will receive $3,850 million across five fronts: conversion of the large recreational pool to a multipurpose platform, a Parque de los Niños, the Clodomiro Cortoni cycling track, expansion of the municipal animal health institute (IMUSA), and rehabilitation of the Jardín Japonés; the Acceso Oeste/Iturraspe works are budgeted at about $500 million.
- Pullaro said he has not yet decided whether to seek re‑election even though a recent constitutional reform allows a second term, and he highlighted Santa Fe's fiscal balance and record public investment as the basis for his management narrative.
- Pullaro's recent meeting with Mauricio Macri focused on management and the Suramericanos projects, and local PRO figures have presented Macri as a likely 2027 presidential contender while pushing the party’s separate goal of winning Rosario's mayoralty.
- Officials present the works as a lasting urban legacy that will improve mobility, green space and public services, and the fast schedule and large treasury spending reflect a countercyclical strategy that could shape political alliances and local economic activity into 2027.