Lama Santa Croce Park, note from ProNatura and Free the Future Bisceglie

“More than 3 months ago we held a press conference to announce an investigative report from the Ministry of Culture and Landscape that essentially recognized the validity of all our reasons for opposing the development of Bi Marmi. For transparency towards citizens and the many who shared our positions, we would like to publicly provide some information” declared Libera il futuro and Pro Natura Bisceglie in a press release.

«After that conference we obtained a small result: the Municipality joined the Council of State, as we requested, against the annulment of the suspension of the development until January 2025. A Pyrrhic victory, given that – if it is not the new General Urban Plan (PUG) was approved. Construction sites could start in winter 2025. We urged the administration to start – also making ourselves available to make a contribution – meetings with the developers to agree on different solutions, also in the context of the approval procedures of the new PUG. Having not received any feedback, we would like to know – in the name of transparency – from the Mayor and the branch councilor if there have been meetings with the developers and what the eventual outcome was.»

«We then requested the resumption of administrative procedures on the new PUG, the definitive approval of which would block the subdivision: the new urban planning regulations provide, in fact, for a large area intended for public greenery facing the sea in the Bi Marmi area. Silence has fallen on this topic too; For example, the date of discussion of the observations on the PUG sent by citizens and associations is unknown. It is not clear what the city government’s urban planning vision is and this makes the fate of the PUG uncertain. With the forthcoming establishment of the Lama S. Croce Regional Natural Park, a few meters away from the development area, the institutive law that will be discussed shortly in the Region should provide for an unbuildable “respect” area, objectively irreconcilable with the prospect to see buildings appearing facing the sea to the east. What is the Angarano administration’s position on this matter?”

«We firmly reiterate our requests and consider the contents of the letters received from some managers of the Municipality after our press conference in February 2024 to be insufficient – as well as questionable. having demonstrated respect for the institutions in this matter and having acted with a sense of responsibility” concludes the note