Where did all of the water go?

Where did all of the water go?HRGR is built on a protected SPA location where biodiversity through the conservation of natural habitats, wild endangered birds and of wild fauna and flora  is a key requirement. A special agreement to this affect was signed in 2005 to fully protect this environment. Accordingly, control actions as necessary are required  to ensure at all times compliance effect on emissions, noise, waste and landfills at all times. Details can be found at http://www.borm.es/borm/documento?obj=anu&id=130581
 


 


As there has been no confirmation from anyone in authority at HRGR and in order to prevent a further cover up, then this has been reported as a category 1 environmental incident. We believe it is now vital for the appropriate authorities to be involved and a formal investigation to take place on what is happening within the workers compound, golf course and lakes. This has always been a key concern of ours especially when the HRGR health and safety policy was restated last month. We hope now that all owners will take seriously the issues within the workers compound regardless of what they can actually see, smell or not.
We have been informed that:

- Dead fish have appeared again this morning in the HRGR lakes. We attach today's photos as proof

- We are informed by a fellow owner that chemicals have been thrown in the surroundings of the workers compound. This is illegal and dangerous for wildlife, pets health and potentially human health depending on what has been dumped and where. Has this happened due to our formal request yesterday of a list of all chemicals used on site?
- We have been told by another fellow owner that SEPRONA, Guardia Civil's Nature Protection Service,  believes the present situation of the HRGR lakes is also now illegal.

We accordingly expect an urgent investigation of these matters prior to potentially informing SEPRONA and Ecologistas en Acción, ANSE on the current situation.

IRM has now taken the step to use salt water to fill the lakes at Terrazas de la Torre as this is the cheapest option available to them.  They may decide to do the same at HRGR however their financial state is still a deep concern especially as owners are not playing on the HRGR course due to the current tariffs. 

THE ISSUE OF THE FINANCIAL STATE OF IRM AND THE LEVEL OF WATER IN OUR LAKES WILL NOT GO AWAY

Overview of other issues

• Debtors – Confirmation that we now have close to 800,000 euros of debtors and that this number will increase over the next few years until the court cases are resolved. We still await as owners details of the revised debtor’s policy as mentioned in the March minutes. It does look highly likely that the resort will run out of cash by the time of the AGM. 

THE ISSUE OF DEBTORS AND CASHFLOW WILL NOT GO AWAY.

•  EGM - We still await the EGM minutes from the May meeting with Resortalia. Clearly this delay is unacceptable and we again question why it takes Resortalia over 2 months to publish 3 pages of notes. 

THE ISSUE OF THE PROFESSIONAL OF RESORTALIA WILL NOT GO AWAY.

• Resort Interim survey results

The same questions were asked in 2010 with virtual the same replies 3 years on. In conclusion, only 1 in 4 of respondents believes the committee are delivering services at an optimum level and price. 

THE  ISSUES  OF PERCEIVED MISS-MANAGEMENT WITH IN THE RESORT WILL NOT GO AWAY

• Workers Compound - A fundamental issue exists regarding the public land that is being used by the resort gardeners and IRM as a rubbish dump which was never part of the resort plans or did not ever receive planning permission. The issue was first raised in 2009 and we have worked with Resortalia/ Committee to progress what had been, and had not, officially agreed with the Local Authority since then. Despite several chasing letters and raising the issue consistently over the last 4 years, the Committee have not subsequently changed their views and decided this is no longer a problem.  Furthermore, the newly elected committee have publicly attacked 2 HRGR Presidents who have raised this issue for continuing to seek resolution to what is not approved or allowed on public land. The Committee have also started a work to rule as they see this as being unfair to them! In order to be very clear, this land is public land, has no planning permission to be used for any other purpose than public land and we will fight to ensure that IRM and the gardeners are not allowed to be there.

THE ISSUE THAT THE WORKERS COMPOUND IS NOT APPROVED AT THIS SITE WILL NOT GO AWAY

• Garage Storage areas – There is no general keyholder service as Aidan was verbally attacked by a fellow owner and withdrawn his offer. Accordingly, we are the only people with the master keys.


• Gardens – Stan has kindly planted some plants to the front of both buildings at a cost of 150 euros from the community funds. We welcome the appointment of the new phase president as well as the assessment to bring gardening in-house. 

THE ISSUE OF THE STATE OF THE GARDENS WILL NOT GO AWAY.

• Health & Safety – We believe the resort owes a duty of care to its owners, visitors and renters and if health and safety issues arise then these need to be resolved regardless of who owns what, where and when. This is why when live electric cables were exposed in the sports area with water rain-off penetration, the area was closed immediately by PW. This does make commonsense. The same principles apply to the health and safety factors concerning ng the workers compound. 

ANY HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES IDENTIFIED WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THEY ARE RESOLVED.

•  What is the purpose of a Sub Community President - It is now a number of years that I have been a Sub Community President and in all of that time I have never been asked to vote on any aspect of the community apart from the election of a phase president.  Another Sub Community President has also told us in five years he has never received any communications from his owners until recently. Other presidents have also clearly stated that they were appointed to the committee as no else volunteered and someone had to do it to make up the numbers although they would prefer not to be involved.

Some of the 9 out of 78 sub community presidents who make up the Committee believe that they are the only wise people who know best and accordingly the remaining 69 sub community presidents are never directly communicated too, never asked for their advice and opinions and never included in the voting process for the community. This is probably fair enough on mundane matters however on new debtor’s policies, Resortalia retendering, lift contract and gardening contract renewals etc which are the direct responsibility of each sub community president, then this is uncalled for and should be challenged in the spirit of open and honest transparency.

However any criticism of the wise 9 is just not acceptable and even when a sub community president raises an owner’s issue affecting the community, which they are fully entitled too either under the statutes or HPA, then they are banned from communicating this any further amongst fellow owners.

In conclusion, not really a democratic open and transparent process.

In terms of the verbal abuse from other fellow owners concerning these matters, then I am sure that they will not mind my passing their comments and contact details onto Professor Adams of the Cambridge University Institute of Psychosexual Medicine, who has a research study underway.

REGARDLESS  IF AN OWNER IS A SUB COMMUNITY PRESIDENT OR NOT, THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WILL NOT GO AWAY AND ANY OWNER IS ENTITLED TO RAISE THESE ISSUES WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE LEGAL PROCESS BOTH WITHIN SPAIN AND ACROSS EUROPE.

In closing we welcome the relaunch of the hrgr Association and hrblog in order to focus on these matters. Further details can be seen by clicking below: