New promenade and new beaches between Arguineguin and Anfi
I have read in the Canarias7 newspaper great news about a new project which will make Mogán even more attractive than it already is.
The project consists of 3 new beaches, improvement to the existing ones and a new promenade between the Las Marañuelas beach in Arguineguín, and the beach in Anfi del Mar.
Francisco González, the Mayor of Mogán, explained that the project has a cost of 20 Million Euros of which 10 Million Euros will be paid by the Spanish Goverment, 5 by the Canarian Goverment and 5 by the Townhall and private companies.
The project also includes 5.500 sqm of facilities and bathing areas with platforms providing easy access into the natural sea pools. Access to the different sandy beaches will also be improved by making them suitable for disabled people.
The article does not state when the project will commence but we all hope that it will happen soon :-)
Source: Canarias 7, http://www.canarias7.com/articulo.cfm?id=146321
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This post was written by Ramón Sánchez BruhnRamón Sánchez Bruhn has written 85 posts on Cardenas Gran Canaria. |
Birger Said,
November 15, 2009 @ 15:21
This is indeed good news, the bad part is that all appartments along the two kilometers of sea line must each pay 4000€ to contribute. This may create som problems for residents in the area. I wonder if this is according to the law. Any views are welcome.
Cardenas News Said,
November 18, 2009 @ 14:25
Dear Birger
The project is financed by the Spanish Government, the Canarian Government, the Town Hall and some of the larger private companies who want to contribute voluntarily. The owners of the apartments and other residents normally have not to pay however I will inform myself more in detail and come back to you.
Birger Said,
November 18, 2009 @ 18:33
Thank you for your comments Ramon. We have an appartment in one of the complexes along the affected area, and we have recently received information from our elected community president as well as from the administration in our complex that the total cost is estimated to about 20 million €. 75% shall be covered by the government and Mogan, as well as some private investors. the last 25% should be covered by the approx 1200 appartments connected to the zona maritima along the strip. Our community president just recently informed us that each appartment owner must each pay roughly 4000€ when the project completes in about two years from now. I don’t know what to believe, really. Could it be that you have not yet received this information? Or have our community president and administration been misinformed by the authorities, or simply misunderstood?
I think the project indeed will increase the popularity of the area, as well as make the appartments in the area more valuable. What I can’t understand is – assuming that our community president is right – that claiming such a large amount from each owner is legal at all. I think further investigation from your side is required so that owners in Patalavaca can relax, or prepare themself for this rather big bill. Since you sell appartments in the affected area, I am sure that your future customers would like to hear if this is really true or not.
A phone call to the administration in one of the well known complexes near Anfi would probably be a good place to start.
Thanks for replying, I eagerly await a clarification.
Cardenas News Said,
November 24, 2009 @ 18:08
First of all I would like to thank you for commenting this post which was very informative to all of us.
We have looked into the Law and we have asked the Town Hall regarding the finance of the project.
Indeed the Law allows the Town Hall to charge a special tax to the owners of properties if the project is an improvement for the value of these properties which in this case are the properties in the first sea line between the building “Puesta de Sol” and “Monte Marina”.
I have talked as well to the Town Hall and they will finance their part most probably as explained before. The special tax would be charged together with the land tax “IBI” to each of the mentioned properties between “Puesta de Sol” and “Monte Marina”. According to estimations done by the Town Hall this should not exceed 2.000 Euros per property and it will be related to the amount of the land tax paid by the property, that is if apartment A pays double land tax then apartment B then A will pay as well double of this special tax. The amount to be paid would not be charged at once and will be splitted in different charges during the time of the construction.
Regarding the start of the project the Town Hall has told me that they have got the approvement of the ecological department for the extraction of the sand of Pasito Blanco however there are still some burocratic steps to be taken and they hope that the construction can start in 2010 however they can not tell me yet if it will be middle or end 2010.
Ramón Sánchez Bruhn Said,
December 14, 2009 @ 11:49
A more technical and detailed description of the project (in Spanish) can be downloaded here from the Ministry of Environment: http://www.mma.es/secciones/evaluacion_ambiental/eval_impacto_proyectos/proyectos_ea/pdf/memoria_resumen_cos1406.pdf
And a map of the project here:
http://www.mma.es/secciones/evaluacion_ambiental/eval_impacto_proyectos/proyectos_ea/pdf/04_acciones_cos1406.pdf
birger Said,
December 16, 2009 @ 19:20
And thank you to Birger for making us aware of these links.
Cardenas News Said,
December 17, 2009 @ 9:56
Of course, thank you very much Mr Birger for the links above, I forgot to mention you in the above comment
birger Said,
March 2, 2010 @ 18:46
I keep on searching but I am not able to find any new information. Are you aware of any news regarding this Project?
Cardenas News Said,
March 2, 2010 @ 22:22
I want to go to the Town Hall and get more information. I will let you know if I have some more information.
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Cardenas News Said,
April 8, 2010 @ 11:33
In an interview in a local magazine Dag&Natt the Majour of Mogán D. José Fransico González speaks as well about the new beach promenade in Arguineguín. Part of the sand for new artificial beaches will be taken from Maspalomas and therefore the corresponding Authority “Costas” need to give their approval. Mr. González estimates that the project could be completed in about 3-4 years.