Post by Frederick on Jan 10, 2007 11:39:56 GMT 1
Here is a link to an online petition to stop a proposed development on Hvar which you can sign if you support:
www.PetitionOnline.com/P1l2g3i4/petition.html
Check out www.florianaoline.com for info on the development.
Here is a summary of the petition:
On the Natural and Cultural Beauty of the Island of Hvar – An Initiative to Save Pelegrin Peninsula
The peninsula Pelegrin on the island of Hvar, a magnificent natural forest preserve, already twice proposed for protection as a natural park, site of invaluable cultural monuments of great archeological and historical significance, is being prepared for devastation. In the course of the next ten years, if developers and vested interests gain sway, where once stood magnificent forests, and unique archeological and prehistoric monuments from the neolithic and bronze age –luxury villas, six 150-200 bed hotels, a golf-course, "private" roads, "private" beaches and marinas will dominate the remnants of the once beautiful landscape. They form part of plans for the exclusive luxury resort "Floriana", drawn up by the English developer Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo for the Italian businessman and real estate magnate Riccardo Mazzucchelli [usp. www.florianaonline.com/ ]. Mazzucchelli, manager of the existing concession on the former state hunting grounds on the Pelegrin peninsula, already considers a large section of the peninsula his private property. Just last August he was quoted by the official newsletter of the Italian consulate in Split as saying, he would not be disappointed if plans for 'Floriana' fell through, because he would "still have several kilometers of coast on the most beautiful sea in the world' (Archivio terzo trimestre 2005, 17. Aug. 2005.) "Private" roads and beaches are not, however, a possibility according to the law of the Republic of Croatia, making Mazzuchelli's claims preposterous and a direct offense to the Croatian state. It is therefore imperative that the question of ownership rights on the Pelegrin peninsula be investigated, since the sale of any part of the area in question would be in direct violation of the moral and legal obligation of the Hvar City officials entrusted with its supervision, and a betrayal of the public interest of the national and international community in protecting this unique natural preserve and the invaluable archeological, historical and cultural heritage of humanity located in it.
www.PetitionOnline.com/P1l2g3i4/petition.html
Check out www.florianaoline.com for info on the development.
Here is a summary of the petition:
On the Natural and Cultural Beauty of the Island of Hvar – An Initiative to Save Pelegrin Peninsula
The peninsula Pelegrin on the island of Hvar, a magnificent natural forest preserve, already twice proposed for protection as a natural park, site of invaluable cultural monuments of great archeological and historical significance, is being prepared for devastation. In the course of the next ten years, if developers and vested interests gain sway, where once stood magnificent forests, and unique archeological and prehistoric monuments from the neolithic and bronze age –luxury villas, six 150-200 bed hotels, a golf-course, "private" roads, "private" beaches and marinas will dominate the remnants of the once beautiful landscape. They form part of plans for the exclusive luxury resort "Floriana", drawn up by the English developer Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo for the Italian businessman and real estate magnate Riccardo Mazzucchelli [usp. www.florianaonline.com/ ]. Mazzucchelli, manager of the existing concession on the former state hunting grounds on the Pelegrin peninsula, already considers a large section of the peninsula his private property. Just last August he was quoted by the official newsletter of the Italian consulate in Split as saying, he would not be disappointed if plans for 'Floriana' fell through, because he would "still have several kilometers of coast on the most beautiful sea in the world' (Archivio terzo trimestre 2005, 17. Aug. 2005.) "Private" roads and beaches are not, however, a possibility according to the law of the Republic of Croatia, making Mazzuchelli's claims preposterous and a direct offense to the Croatian state. It is therefore imperative that the question of ownership rights on the Pelegrin peninsula be investigated, since the sale of any part of the area in question would be in direct violation of the moral and legal obligation of the Hvar City officials entrusted with its supervision, and a betrayal of the public interest of the national and international community in protecting this unique natural preserve and the invaluable archeological, historical and cultural heritage of humanity located in it.