Those Calpe residents who could be affected by the Ley de Costa and the maritime land boundries are grouping together and they met for the first at the Casa de Cultura last week with the mayor and his staff to discuss their concerns.
It appears that about 1000 residents who live between Penon Ifach and Benissa are affected by the changing of these boundries.However the head of the provincial coast department has told them not to worry.
It is always better to feel safe than sorry and these people have a number of concers.They may not be able to sell their properties or the value of the properties will hit rock bottom or they won’t have any property to worry about because it will have been pulled down.
The mayor is doing all that he can to find out just what is going to happen and he is seeking the support of all residents.He wants the plans to be annulled.The residents are now going to form an association which will help them to fight for their rights.During the meeting it was said that all of this worry is presenting a very bad image of Calpe.It also gives a very bad image of the laws in Spain.This type of issue makes people fel powerless about protecting their properties.
It is difficult to sell houses during the economic crisis but to sell them with these boundry changes would be impossible and for many their home represents their savings.
