Video Shoot Thursday 10.00am

Anyone interested in joining us on Thursday morning, Justin is coming down to do a video on the road, the more we get will help our case, he is going to the town hall first to see what is going on,

Maureen

211 Tasos

Coto Real

Hi

Wish we could be there to support you ,as we cannot be there in body we will be there in spirt and support you 100% in what you are doing, hope all goes well on Thursday .

Robbie / Barbara. 

hi, i´ll be there, will bring hubby kids etc for more bodies and will tell others on site that are here but not on the site so dont know about it.

Thanks Peps

The more bodies the better. Preferably alive but I'm not that fussy. Thanks for drumming up the support on Arenal, Maureen is doing the same on Coto Real.

Our Petition has been launched and we have aleady had approx 20 signed & faxed back replies. More to come otherwise I'm setting Maureen on them.

Just spoke to Chris Olsen, from Manilva Foreigners Department and advised him of the EOS video shoot Thursday morning, and the terrible state of the road.

Copy email sent Wed 15th April 09

To : Beli Munoz and Chris Olsen, Manilva Foreigners Department

Hola Beli

Further to my phone call to Chris Olsen this morning, and your call back to me on behalf of Mayoress Antonia Munoz.

I'm very appreciative of your phone call, and as you requested, please find attached a copy of the Petition Letter from Owners on Coto Real addressed to our Mayoress.

As explained, the state of the road affects at least two Urbanisations, Arenal Duquesa, and ourselves at Coto Real, but for different reasons.

1. For Arenal Duquesa, because the road is not completed, half of the apartments cannot get their First License. This has dragged on for at least three years and I know many purchasers have cancelled their contracts because they can't get a completion date. Indeed we personally had bought on Arenal Duquesa but cancelled Dec 07 because of this, and then bought on Coto Real.

2. For ourselves at Coto Real, the approach road is much worse - the road is gradually crumbling away, is unlit, and a real hazzard for cars, never mind pedestrians. Many mothers have to walk this stretch to bring their children to and from school. It's also a blight for rental and sales prospects.

At our AGM 27th March 09 we were advised by our developer Ros y Falcon to write to the Town Hall, hence the Petition Letter attached.

We also organised with Justin Aldridge from Eye on Spain www.eyeonspain.com to do a video shoot Thursday 17th April 09, 10.30am. Many Owners and Residents will be turning up for this, and the shoot will contain many interviews with them. Eye On Spain are also hoping to have an interview with the Town Hall.

You will appreciate that because for years Owners never had any communication, many rumours abound.

We apologise to the Mayoress if we have went about this the wrong way but you must understand the sheer frustration and anger that both Urbanisations feel after so many years.

I'm happy that we have now established a link direct to Town Hall - I'm happy to act as a conduit for both Urbanisations - if you let me have the latest information with the exact situation with the road with any details regarding re-commencement of work and completion dates, I'm happy to act as a conduit to both Urbanisations and ensure that any information is circulated.

Look forward to hearing from you

Many Thanks, Gracias

Will Fleming

Copy emails Thursday 16th April 09

Thank you Beli and Chris

I appreciate you coming back to me - I have copied the Coto Real Management Board and will let Arenal Duquesa and Coto Real Owners know.

Communication is the key to this situation - even bad news is much better than no news at all so if we were kept up to date with developments that would be a huge step forward.

I'm sure both Urbanisation's will lend help to the Mayoress in anyway we can in order to progress this to a satisfactory conclusion.

We greatly appreciate the efforts the Mayoress is already making and look forward to future reports.

I'm over in Manilva the last week in May 09 and would welcome the opportunity of myself and colleagues calling in to quickly introduce ourselves if that's possible.

Kindest Regards

Will

Will Fleming
Coto Real Duquesa Golf

-----Original Message-----
From: Oficina de Extranjeros del Ayuntamiento de Manilva <oficinaextranjeros@ayto-manilva.com>
To: Will Fleming <wflem007@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 8:14
Subject: Carretera Peñoncillo

 

Well, it happened as planned. It was excellent coverage.

To see the video : http://www.eyeonspain.com/tv/

Many thanks to Justin and Team EOS for taking the time and trouble to highlight the plight of this road, and again to Maureen & Dennis for organising

Recognise quite a few from Coto Real  - were any Arenal people there ?

I think you will find there were more Arenal people than Coto Real.

Great, doesn't matter who was from where as long they were there.

What's happening with your Petition Letter ?

Coto Real are following this up with a meeting with the Foreigners Department and Mayoress Antonia at the end of May 09 when we hope to present all 124 Coto Real Petition Letters.

If we had a pile of Arenal petitions that would be even better - I can provide a fax number for replies back, and if Arenal could provide a couple of representitives for the May meeting so as it's a joint delegation ?

Hi Will, Marianne, Have had no broadband for a couple of days, which explains the tardy reply. I am happy to help with the Arenal input. Can someone else come on board with me please? Preferrably someone who can check my pequena espanol. I don't think I can make the meeting on the 9th. May, though, because I have a child in school. So, if anyone else is already out there, please let us know if you can attend the meeting and represent us. Meanwhile, if either of you, Will and Marianne, want to PM me with a fax number - also names and addresses of the relevant council people I can lobby -  I will attempt to  send something through when it's prepared. This is a good opportunity to voice your grievances if you are one of the people who have experienced a long delay in completion because of the road not being finished. Margo

Dave and I will still be out here on 9th May and will be going along to the meeting with Ken and Lynn. We intend to have a list of issues which need addressing. If anyone has any questions that they want raised we´ll be happy to do it on your behalf.

The development is looking good on the whole.Our pool has been drained and refilled and is almost ready for use.Been swimming a lot of days last week in the pool by block 11-lovely!!   Padel tennis going well too. had a doubles tournament on Saturday. Not saying who won!

Sue

Congratulations on getting a meeting on 9th May 09. Is that with the Mayoress ?

Coto Real are organising one via AEA (our management company) for the first week in May 09.

The more representation to the Mayoress/Foreigners Department the better. Hopefully it's the baby that cries the most.........

 Please let us know how we can do our bit from this end too..... glad we've got people going to the meeting. Margo

Sue,

The only question we can think of at the moment is:

When will the southern boundary of the development be moved down to the road, landscaped and fenced.

Paul & Bridget.

 It looks to me that the bottom section of the road looks nearly finished. It also looks quite safe. I am wondering why it isn't in use for pedestrians (although I suspect that someone on our site might know the answer to that one, so I'm not necessarily offering this up for a question on the 9th. May).  If it were open to pedestrians, it would make the journey to the port considerably shorter. 

I can't understand why we from Coto Real can't use that part of the road when the road down from ours is so bad and we have to walk down it, it's a right farce,  everyone should be able to walk down there as it cuts about ten minutes walk to the port.

We should all be out celebrating when it opens, I have seen people walk up from the new road coming from the port and the guy on security says nothing.  Yet if you try and go past him to walk down he goes off it.