Thursday post
Which do you prefer?
These are views of the Salgados Lagoon, pictures taken from viewpoints close to the Salgados Beach car park. Do you like what you see?
Unfortunately this may not be this beautiful for long because the Silves Town Council have announced they are getting ready to allow/encourage construction between Armação de Pêra and Praia Grande.
Do you like the idea of the land and dunes at the far end of the lagoon being destroyed to look like this?
This is part of the holiday resort on the other side of the car park I mentioned. It isn't completely finished yet and it's already run-down and going bankrupt. Construction workers have lost their jobs. The palm trees they planted to hide the ugly buildings are leaning already and many are dying because it seems there isn't even enough money to pay for the water they require.
Isn't it ridiculous to build another resort on the other side of the lagoon if this one is already surplus to requirements?
Just a few years ago, I used to walk from Salgados to Armação de Pêra with a friend on Sunday mornings. When we got to this roundabout (which wasn't here then) we could see the sea all the way to those white buildings in the background (in Armação de Pêra). Now all we see is the resort!
Don't get me wrong - I am all for progress, when it makes sense!
For those who live in the Algarve and wish to help fight this construction mania, why not come to the Protest Meeting of the "Friends of Salgados Lagoon" on Oct 20th.
For more details, read this article at the algarvedailynews.com.
I agree with you - why build another resort when they can't make use of, or maintain, the one that is currently there?
ReplyDeleteBut who is going to put their money into this? If there is no return how can it happen, unless someone is prepared to get it started while building work is cheaper and while the permission is there but not expect to cash in for maybe a decade when (perhaps) the economy is growing again. Who would take that risk with that sort of money?
ReplyDeleteMike.. from the other extreme of Silves council area.