The mayor of Dénia, Vicent Grimalt, and the councilors of Territory, M. Josep Ripoll, Playas, Pep Doménech, and Ecological Transition, Maite Pérez, met this morning with those responsible for Coasts to address the protection and repair measures that They have to be carried out to the sea line after the Gloria storm.
On behalf of the Autonomous Administration, the deputy general director of Puertos de la Generalitat, Pilar Álvarez, the subdelegate of the Government in Alicante, Araceli Poblador, and the head of the Coastal Provincial Service, Rosa de los Ríos, attended the meeting.
Costas has reported that provisional preventive measures are already authorized in the Les Deveses area, one of the most affected by the storm, such as the placement of sandbags and the shoring up of the affected houses. To process the home repair works, we will work in coordination with the City Council to grant the respective licenses as soon as possible. On the part of the City Council, the commitment is to expedite the concession and study the exemption of fees.
As for the permanent defense measures, Costas is committed to building an extended jetty, parallel to the coastline and attached to the homes and will authorize the execution by the Les Deveses neighborhood. To expedite the works, it is recommended that the owners group and present joint projects in order to process a single authorization. In addition, the neighbors and their experts can meet with the surveyors of Costas to specify the criteria that must be followed in the construction of the breakwater (stone, with a certain inclination towards the sea and, in the medium term, covered with sand and vegetation to integrate into the ecosystem)
The representatives of the City Council have also insisted on the need to give urgency to the regeneration project of Les Deveses and the repair works on the Paseo de Les ROtes. Likewise, a contribution of sand has been requested for the Marineta Cassiana beach and permission, which will be presented shortly in writing to Costas, to use posidonia in the regeneration of the dunes.
The mayor will hold a meeting tomorrow with the residents of Les Deveses to explain the indications of Costas.