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Not a Bad Idea
Last Wednesday the Town Hall finally ordered the demolition of the structure of the Idea discotheque near the entrance to the town to begin. The roadway was cordoned off to allow access for the heavy machinery to carry out the work.
The building belongs to the heirs of Xavier Cabau and has been the subject of much discussion for many years. The family wanted to ensure that they will be allowed planning permission if they removed the eyesore, but the Town Hall was tied by local by-laws. An agreement has now been reached allowing the demolition work to go ahead. It was in 1987 that the metal structure was erected, when open-air discotheques were banned because of noise pollution, just one of the problems which eventually forced the project to be abandoned.
The owners have ceded the land to the Town Hall for ten years, to be used as parking for 150 vehicles. This ten year agreement is renewable, but the owners would have to repay a proportion of the demolition costs, said to be in the region of €40,000, which is now being funded by the Town Hall, if they terminate the agreement. This would be on a sliding scale, depending on the amount of years which had already passed. The same proprietor has agreed for a further plot of land, again measuring 2,500 square metres, which is situated in Calle Londres, very close to the new health centre, to be used for parking. In this case the agreement will only be for a year at a time, with the proprietors only liable to give one month's notice if they require the land for other purposes. The two new car parks will not be paved but be constructed with compacted earth and should be completed by the end of this month, giving free parking for an additional 300 cars near the entrance to the town.
The Mayor of San Antonio, José Sala, who has just over a month to run on his term of office, expressed his pleasure that one of the few remaining electoral pledges made in 2007 will now be completed. As he said at the time “we will be able to recover the aesthetic line just in front of the seaâ€.