The EuroWeekly 16/10/2008Sand could save houses from demolition
RESIDENTS whose homes face the bulldozer due to the controversial Ley de Costas say they need 12 million square metres of sand to save the roofs over their heads. Devastating reports last week of beach-dwellers’ anguish in Tenerife as they saw their houses being knocked down has incensed property owners along the Almadrava beach in Denia.
Homeowners from Denia, Els Poblets, El Verger and Pego who own first or second residences on the beach have been fighting tooth and nail against authorities. A change in the law three years ago means any properties in Spain within 100 metres of the beach will be knocked down in a bid to fight coastal erosion. But Almadrava beach residents say the erosion of the coast their property overlooks is partly due to neglect by regional authorities. They say 12 million cubic metres of sand would be sufficient to cover the rocks and regenerate the beach, and would also create enough distance between their homes and the shore that these would no longer be threatened with demolition. Commenting on the erosion of Almadrava beach, president of the residents’ association Pere Cardona says 40 years ago the endangered Posidonia plant, which offers shelter and oxygen to marine life, was rife in the area. He said it was so overgrown that local residents would take large quantities of it home to provide bedding for their horses and cattle. Now, however, there is barely a Posidonia plant in sight.http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/11837.html
Homeowners from Denia, Els Poblets, El Verger and Pego who own first or second residences on the beach have been fighting tooth and nail against authorities. A change in the law three years ago means any properties in Spain within 100 metres of the beach will be knocked down in a bid to fight coastal erosion. But Almadrava beach residents say the erosion of the coast their property overlooks is partly due to neglect by regional authorities. They say 12 million cubic metres of sand would be sufficient to cover the rocks and regenerate the beach, and would also create enough distance between their homes and the shore that these would no longer be threatened with demolition. Commenting on the erosion of Almadrava beach, president of the residents’ association Pere Cardona says 40 years ago the endangered Posidonia plant, which offers shelter and oxygen to marine life, was rife in the area. He said it was so overgrown that local residents would take large quantities of it home to provide bedding for their horses and cattle. Now, however, there is barely a Posidonia plant in sight.http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/11837.html
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