The Ministry of Environment has already received 11,000 signatures against the initiative to build 29 buildings in the Maldonado resort.
He Ministry of Environment has already received 11,000 signatures against the project that proposes the construction of buildings in Punta Ballena, Maldonado; a citizen refusal that “far exceeds” that observed with the entry of UPM to Uruguay.
This was confirmed by the holder of the portfolio, Robert Bouvier, regarding an issue that has become particularly controversial in recent days, and about which the mayor of Maldonado, Enrique Antía, He was not convinced. “It far exceeds the considerations of the UPM stage. It shows the sensitivity of citizens on this issue,” said the leader, in dialogue with Subrayado.
Likewise, he explained that citizen considerations “are a input for technical analysis” whose presentation was extended for 10 business days – signatures will be received until December 12 – precisely at the request of environmental organizations and residents of the department.
On the other hand, Bouvier recalled that the project that proposes the construction of 29 buildings with 320 apartments is in a private property. “There is a project that was authorized at the time, which is now reformulated but conditioned to a environmental authorization”, he explained. The key point will be the evaluation of the impact that the real estate initiative may generate on the environment.
Antía’s rejection
The Minister of Environment met yesterday with Mayor Antía to discuss the considerations already publicly found regarding the project. “He had opinions (about the project) but it seems to me that it is not that he has decided on the issue, we are analyzing the process“said Bouvier in summary.
Days ago, Antía had referred to the project in Punta Ballena and, although he recognized private property, he considered that 29 buildings were “many.” “We should defend to the death Punta Ballena so that there is nothing,” said the departmental leader.
For his part, the leader of the National Party He pointed out that there is “no file” in the departmental administration regarding the real estate project, nor “anything presented.” Asked about how he is going to defend the project, the leader expressed that They will inform the national government about the idea that the mayor has, and then they will communicate it publicly.
Meanwhile, Bouvier will travel tomorrow to Maldonado and will be in the Departmental Board at 15.
The initiative in Punta Ballena aroused the repudiation from the residents of the area, who have already collected thousands of signatures through the platform change seeking to express their discomfort with the construction plan.
Source: Ambito
