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A member of the local Costa del Silencio residents association has expressed their dismay over the current state of the “improvement work” slowly being done in the area. the work was recently reported as complete but, as seen by the photos, it is anything but.

“K.Dawson” had this to say:

“FACE LIFT COMPLETED.

Head line in the Island Connections News this week.

The Arona council and Regional Tourism Minister Rita Martin are surely having a Laugh.

The facelift is anything but complete. 1000`s of residents have been living a nightmare for months now as the attach photo`s show. No one knows what is happening and when. Inadequate diversions if any have been erected and then they are wrong the day after.

Not only the residents and tourist have no idea how to navigate the fiasco the same applies to delivery lorries, police, fire, ambulance and most of all the basura (garbage) wagons who simply cannot get to empty the bins, and are left for days on end.

Clean Arona, I don`t think so, Rats are having a field day in light of the situation and have even been known to be entering homes.

Homes and businesses have been cut off for access for several weeks, without notice and are suffering as a result of this.

Flicks bar is situated on the sea front of Amarilla Bay, the owner Zina, stated that she sympathises with the business at the top of Silencio as she herself knows what the knock on effect is having. Due to mass reconstruction of the bay that is included, Flicks Bar has many concerns over the well being of their customers who are finding it very difficult and unnerving to enter the bay,as the diversions are taking place behind unlit rocks and wasteland, customers and residents alike are expected to drive or walk in a very remote area which surrounds Amarilla Bay, thus making walkers an easy target for thugs.

Albatros Landlady asks, if gardens are supposed to be in place opposite,(above the pig in the dip) why on earth have they decreased the pathway, this leaving little or no walkway for pedestrians, mothers with children in buggies and people who are wheelchair bound, is there any plans for them being taken into consideration. When is this going to be finished? This is affecting everybody, businesses are down and suffering extremely bad, this is not the only concern from the Albatros, there are many, like the many concerns all owners both residential and business owners have

Silencio is losing many holiday makers as they are paying to go elsewhere, even when they have arrived for them it is like a Holiday from Hell…  Holiday makers are saying, we come here for peace and quiet and to relax, we work all year round to come to Costa del Silencio, (coast of silence) they are now calling it Costa del Hell, and the reason, The face-lift is going too slow

Maybe Mr Revron and the Tourism Board are proud of their achievements but the Residents and Business owners of Silencio are certainly not.

Perhaps when the work is completed this fact could be reported. But until then I think all officials that are stating Silencio has been finished should GET UP TO DATE FACTS and report whats really going on in Silencio.

K Dawson
Resident of Silencio”

Many thanks to K.Dawson for contacting us. Lets hope the work is finished as quickly as possible. Times are difficult enough at the moment without the local authorities making things worse.

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