The debacle that is the Tauro Beach project has taken another turn over the weekend, the high winds, tides and waves have once again taken their toll.
The Anfi project to create an artificial man made beach, has over the past months seen the head of the Coastal Authority sacked and charged with wrongdoing in public office and forgery of official documents. The Mayor of Mogan being investigated for similar offences, along with the Canarian Government instituting legal proceedings to strip Anfi of the franchise to run the beach for the next 50 years.
Back in August 2016, the local residents had their homes flooded, as the high tide flowed over the beach, where once the natural defenses of the pebble beach would have stopped it. We also saw the local people filling sandbags to create a defense against it happening again, alas to no avail.
So what is the problem?
Quite simple, the project was not planned correctly, no account was taken for the fact the natural defence of the high pebble beach stopped the sea encroaching the land, that a lower flat beach would end in flooding. There was no building of a breakwater, like the one seen at Amadores beach, this protects the artificial beach from high waves, especially during the winter storms.
Only a few weeks ago the sea washed away a sizable chunk of the beach, then this past weekend we saw even more washed away, the cost, over 6 million euros, what a waste. Who paid for it? Anfi, with the money you owners paid for your timeshares.
Is it any wonder that the Guardia Civil are conducting a huge investigation into this project, with rumours of corruption abounding, prosecutions pending and untold damage to the environment and protected area, only 300 meters off shore.
Just seeing the damage, it is clear that no real thought had gone into the project. Even local people had warned that the beach would be washed away at the first high tides during a storm. Did anyone take any notice of their concerns? The answer is sadly no. But it is they who will suffer when the really big tides and fierce storms arrive.
Posted by an unkown English woman on The Canary New Facebook page.
This story is not over yet, but Inside Timeshare will bring you the latest as and when it happens.
Follow the links for some of main stories in past articles.
http://insidetimeshare.com/anfi-tauro-beach-project-people-flooded/
http://insidetimeshare.com/tauro-beach-project-latest-news/
http://insidetimeshare.com/nightmare-for-anfi/
http://insidetimeshare.com/first-prosecution-tauro-beach-project-filed/
http://insidetimeshare.com/mayor-mogan-investigation-anfi-tauro-beach-project/
http://insidetimeshare.com/tauro-beach-project-canarian-government-revoke-anfi-concession/
Since publishing La Provincia posted this on their website:
http://www.laprovincia.es/gran-canaria/2017/02/14/fuerte-oleaje-pone-nuevo-jaque/908733.html
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