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According to the appeal letter, in 2015 the Municipal Council of Neringa appealed to the top leaders of the Republic of Lithuania about the consequences of the demolition of buildings in Neringa and the damage, since on May 19 the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania ruled award damages to The state of Lithuania has already been sentenced to the condemnation of the entire Neringa community.
It is recalled that the state has already lost two similar cases in the European Court of Human Rights regarding the demolition in Kaunas and Molėtai, and the budget has suffered millions in losses. There are up to 6 objects of this type in Neringa, so you may have to pay several and tens of millions of euros from the budget.
This would be a particularly heavy burden for the municipality of Neringa, which manages such important infrastructure objects, simply due to the need for funds for the management of the emergency section of the Preila embankment, which can no longer be postponed. The cost of these works would amount to more than 3.5 million. EUR, while the total annual budget of the municipality of Neringa is EUR 10 million. euros.
The cost of these works would amount to more than 3.5 million. EUR, while the total annual budget of the municipality of Neringa is EUR 10 million. euros.
There is no doubt that compensation for damages at the expense of Neringa’s municipal and state budget and likely similar decisions in the future will cause painful economic and social consequences for the tourist community and will hamper the development of the complex, the improvement of the infrastructure and the implementation. of the municipal functions provided by the Local Autonomy Law.
The intervention of the Heads of State is requested
2019 The Government of the Republic of Lithuania took into account the initiative of the municipality of Neringa and approved the updated management plan of the Curonian Spit National Park, which clearly states that it is not necessary to demolish the buildings. The plan has been agreed upon by all authorities in charge of spatial planning, it is only necessary to go to court to conclude peace agreements.
It is claimed that state authorities do not take this step, claiming that judicial decisions that have entered into force are not modified and no plan can modify them. The municipality of Neringa agrees that the plans cannot be changed, but if the legal circumstances – the content of the plan – change, the conclusion of peace agreements is possible at any stage of the judicial process. The mayor of the municipality has an obvious question: why do the responsible state institutions not go to court and their lawyers persistently try to prove that peace agreements are not possible?
In his speech, the Mayor of Neringa D. Jasaitis asks for the intervention of senior managers to solve the situation. This would only require the political will to compel responsible authorities to go to court to propose peace agreements, so that homeowners who have legal building permits are not penalized in the event of public function error.
Heads of State are also asked to take into account that all the constructions in Neringa, which were later recognized as “illegal” by the courts, were carried out with the approval and authorization of all responsible state institutions. This was also emphasized by the State Audit Office of the Republic of Lithuania, which examined the problems of coastal construction in 2009, then warned that the damage would have to be compensated by the state, as it is responsible for the decisions of its employees.
Forced to start demolition
One of the 6 buildings mentioned is the well-known Nida Seklyčia hotel and restaurant, managed by UAB Robala. The company is forced to start the demolition work as it has to pay a fine of € 50 for each day of delay. With the arrival of the summer season, the complex would welcome guests with a ruined view, while orderly buildings that do not violate basic architectural principles could continue to survive. In addition, there is a catering establishment, a favorite of vacationers for many years, which will have to significantly limit its activities.
Aurelija Jašinskienė / 15min.lt photo / On Monday, the builders headed to “Nida Seklyčia”, where the demolition of the guest house began.
It is emphasized that, in the opinion of the Department of Cultural Heritage, the current design of the Nida Seklyčia building does not violate the valuable features of the area, only the State Service for Protected Areas of the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania.
It is noted that the second building used to be in that place before, but court decisions foresee leaving only one, which is difficult to explain both with specific documents and with the established practice in Neringa.
Furthermore, an expert assessment was received from the Lithuanian National Committee of ICOMOC, indicating that the buildings in this direction do not pose a physical or visual threat to the outstanding universal value of the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
With this speech, the mayor of the municipality of Neringa awaits the political will of the heads of state and institutions, encouraging them to make decisions that are vital for the entire Neringa community.
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