Paternò’s extraordinary commissioners have scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. Monday at Palazzo Alessi to address a growing controversy over the allocation of training hours at the Palazzetto dello sport. Several local sports associations, left without access to the municipal facility on via Bologna, have been forced to hold training sessions on the street or travel to neighboring towns.
Palazzetto Allocation Sparks Training Crisis in Paternò
The scheduling dispute centers on the distribution of practice times at the Palazzetto “Peppino Impastato” by the local municipal sports office. While the extraordinary commission maintains that the current schedule mirrors the one in place during the previous sports season, affected clubs argue the allocation is deeply unfair. Several organizations contend the decision acts as a punitive measure against groups that raised questions last summer regarding errors in the municipal tender process for managing the sports facility.
Among the groups affected are the Siciliamo basketball school and the Asd Badminton Club. Salvo La Delfa, the territorial representative for the Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle) in Paternò, released a statement detailing the emergency facing local athletes. According to the movement, the unequal distribution has created paradoxical outcomes, leaving a club that competes in the national top flight of badminton completely without indoor training space simply because it does not appear in older historical rankings.
Emergency Appeals and Demands for Temporary Solutions
The emergency impacts multiple foundational sports organizations in the territory, including Siciliamo Basket School, Volley Academy, Le Racchette, Badminton Club Paternò, Città Viva, New Victory, and Paternò Club Calcio. With local teams training outdoors on asphalt or commuting outside city limits to find courts, political representatives have stepped up pressure on municipal administrators.
The Five Star Movement formally requested an urgent meeting with the extraordinary commission to tackle the scheduling crisis. The political group urged authorities to adopt an immediate, shared temporary solution that allows local athletes to resume normal training routines while officials complete the formal administrative procedures required for proper facility assignment.
Palazzo Alessi Press Conference Schedule and School Gym Alternatives
Monday morning’s briefing at Palazzo Alessi is expected to introduce new measures aimed at alleviating the shortage of athletic spaces across the city. Municipal leaders are anticipated to announce plans to open local school gymnasiums for extracurricular sports use, replicating a practice utilized in past seasons to bridge the gap between demand and available municipal infrastructure.
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