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COSTABLANCAPEOPLE 19TH -25TH FEBRUARY 2019
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DEVASTATING NEWS FOR CALA MOSCACAMPAIGN The Valencian regional government has approved the environmental impact study, prepared by property developer Gomendio, which paves the way for the construction of 1,500 new housing units on Cala Mosca and what local political party CLARO describes as the “destruction of Orihuela Costa’s last piece of virgin coast.” Speaking to the Costa Blanca People, a CLARO spokesperson insisted that this is not the end of the fight for Cala Mosca. The European Parliament has been a supporter of preserving CalaMosca since CLARO presented a petition with over 7,000 signatures in 2010. After the last meeting of the Parliament’s Petitions Committee in 2017 the President expressed “deep concern” about the building project proposed for Cala Mosca and stressed the importance of “an independent impact assessment” of the project. CLARO claims that officials in Valencia have not heeded this concern and have not carried out an independent environmental impact study. CLARO told the Costa Blanca People,
“We will continue the fight to save Cala Mosca. We will seek to maintain the support ofthe European Parliament. We will continue to work with the Cambiemos Orihuela political party, the only Orihuela based party to have shown an interest in the problem, to find solutions which prevent the massive urbanization of this last piece of natural coastland. There are still unanswered questions concerning the supply of domestic water, connection to the sewage system, the consequences for traffic on the already congested N332 road, as well as irregularities in the planning procedure. And of course there is the consequence, as a result of building 1,500 new housing units, of adding up to 5,000 new inhabitants to Orihuela Costa, an almost 20% increase, making the present inadequate municipal services and infrastructure much worse for the population. It is regrettable that governing Popular Party and Ciudadanos coalition has not lifted a finger to safeguard Orihuela Costa’s environment or to protect the interests of its citizens.”
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