Dear Friends
I must point that this is not a problem of san stefanos only, but it concerns THE WHOLE ISLAND OF CORFU!!! The proposed development of an industrial wind farm in the area of north west Corfu
has been objected by the Local councils of Esperion And Agios Georgios , ( North West Corfu).
Soon we are waiting for the objection of the local council of Thianli ( North east Corfu) And the Prefecture of Corfu.
All the associations of Corfu have objected this proposition including the
ASSOCIATION OF CORFU TRAVEL AGENTS , villa Owners, Hotel Owners and Hotel Directors, The tourist guides Environmental and cultural organisations and many others.All Objections among with the first part of aprox 3000 signatures from Corfiots and friends of Corfu have been presented by a committee of citizens of North Corfu and the diapontian Island to all the governmental services and offices in charge,
as well as in our Corfu members of the Greek parliament.
However more signatures are collected through our website
www.aioliko.com which is currently only in Greek language as we believe that Such news published on the internet especially on touristic resort sites
have the potential of giving the public a wrong idea of what’s going on.Such a development has not been authorized by the state and is not going to happen without the acquiescence of the local population.
Currently there is action being taken by local organizations and active citizens in order to inform and consult the local councils and citizens as well as every governmental and environmental authority in Greece and European community..
In such an area where tourism associated with the island’s natural beauty is the main source of development, we have to be careful in the fact of how we are going act.
We aim not to create panic since no building permits have been issued.
Such news travel rapidly around the world and can be used also against us from any foreign mass media and competitive tourist enterprises. Therefore we have not published any of our website’s content in foreign languages as it could possibly turn potential customers away from booking their holiday or investing in this area.
However, we have in our mind that if larger publicity needs to be taken then
we will be ready to inform the rest of the world about it. never the less, we are spreading the fact by word to mouth, we are
collecting signatures from the local population and friends of the island and we organize public meetings with the authorities and citizens of the island in order to find ways and secure that this would never happen. you are more than welcome to sign our petition online at
http://aioliko.com/index.php/silogi-ypografon.html or if you live in Corfu you may contact us in order to get a signature-leaflet where you can sign manually and find others who want to do the same.