NEW HOTEL IS JUST WHAT THE AREA NEEDS
When developers released a statement that they were going to build a luxury new hotel at the local beach, everyone in the town was very excited. 1. Not only will the hotel need local workers but there are sure to be other jobs in tourism when the hotel guests start to arrive.
We all have to seize the opportunity and realise that the hotel will not only give us work, but offer improvements to the whole area around the beach. The developers have promised a new road with wide pavements to and from the beach and a replacement of the sad old beach restaurants which have been there for years.
We have asked for such development for years and I'm so happy that the developers have come up with a solution to help local people. 2. There have been talks for years about opportunities for new developments, but they never seem to happen.
I was very surprised to hear that there are protesters who are against the plan. Just last week, some activists tried to stop lorries from entering the beach to start building work, and I reported the incident to the police. 3. Everyone has the right to protest, but such obstruction is illegal There has even been an accusation that I ‘am working to promote the hotel company,” but this is not true.
We must remember that the hotel will solve many of the problems in our area, and I support it one 100%.
NEW HOTEL BUT NO NEW HOPE FOR LOCALS
When we first received information about a new hotel at our local beach, many local people were pleased and thought that the development could give us job security. 4. But when I put in a request to find out more about the developers on the internet, I quickly changed my mind. It is very clear that the hotel is an international company and in all its branches, it employs an international staff. It also uses the same building contractors for all its hotels, and none of them are from our area.
In addition, the developers plan to replace the traditional restaurants which have been on the beach for years with new, upmarket restaurants, also with their own staff. These restaurants will be too expensive for most people in our neighbourhood. 5. I am also sure that locals who work at the old restaurants will probably lose their jobs.
My investigation also revealed a plan to build several new roads to the beach which will affect bird and animal life in a sensitive nature area. I am not an activist and 1 refute the allegation that tried to obstruct building work last week. 6. However, people should have the freedom to protest about things they do not agree with. I plan to join the other protesters who want a suspension of the building work until we know exactly how many jobs will go to local people. Tension will also continue until the plans for new roads are moved away from the sensitive nature areas.