Can Picafort accumulates 24 files for irregular occupations

PalmaThe GOB has reported that the files for irregular occupations of the coastline servitude zones in Can Picafort have increased from 4 to 24 in just two months. The total of the procedures provisionally amounts to 429,607 euros between proposed sanctions and economic benefits that must reach the Administration, according to data provided by the environmental organization.

The Council of Mallorca has initiated 18 new procedures, which are in addition to the 6 that were already known previously. The new files accumulate 371,215 euros, while the first six totaled 58,392 euros.

The procedures affect restaurants, bars, supermarkets, and establishments linked to hotel chains. Among the businesses mentioned by the GOB are the JS Miramar hotel and the Voras cafeteria, belonging to THB Hotels, formerly known as Gran Bahía.

According to the entity, the files confirm occupations of the protection servitude zones and, in some cases, also transit zones, without the corresponding authorizations. The GOB maintains that these are not isolated cases, but rather affect a significant part of the commercial and tourist activity of the Can Picafort seafront promenade.

The procedures are directed both at the promoters of the activities and at the Santa Margalida City Council, as the owner of the land. They also include precautionary measures to suspend the uses and remove the facilities.

The GOB demands political accountability

The environmental organization has recalled that three of the first six files affected establishments operated by Laume Garrido, a company linked to the Santa Margalida councilor Eugenio Garrido, who has responsibilities related to the organization and exploitation of the beaches.

The GOB has reiterated the request that Garrido be removed from these responsibilities. The entity states that it has no evidence that the City Council has taken measures or provided the explanations that had been requested from it.

The environmental group considers that the files demonstrate a structural problem of commercial occupation of the coastal public space and a lack of administrative control. Therefore, it demands that the Council of Mallorca, the Coastal Demarcation, the Government, and the coastal municipalities reinforce and coordinate inspections along the entire coast of the island.

Furthermore, it requests that the results of the actions, the existing authorizations, and the measures taken to restore legality be made public.