12 Apr 2008 9:28 AM:
Have just got back from Murcia. As Bjorn has said, there are just a dozen or so holes in the ground by the office block. This is where phase 1 will start. Anyone (like myself) who had taken pictures of the nice scale model layout 2 years ago and was trying to work out where the building work was starting wont find it. The plan has had to be altered(this is one of the reasons that it has been taking so long). The local government in Campos del Rio were not happy with the road layout(there are @2500 dwellings at TH and they are nearly all sold) and in an emergency, they said the road layout was inadequate so roads have had to be moved, widened, lengthened etc. All the licences have been granted but as a legal formaliity, TH have to put a notice in the local paper(just as we have to do in the UK) to say that building work is proposed and anyone who wishes to object can do so(if they have a valid reason not to build). The residents of Campos del Rio are very happy for Trampolin Hills to go ahead as it will bring prosperity to the region so this is just a formality. Gemma(who we spoke to) is confident that work will progress in 2-3 weeks. Antonio has employed a security company this week as materials are to begin arriving on site and he doesn't want it being nicked.
As all the licences are in place, it means that ALL services will be in place(ie. no reliance on builders power supply when the property is complete).
We were told that Antonio will be laying the first brick in a ceremony planned for some time late April so this should make the TH website.
I took a lot of pictures but it was on saw 1's camera so I need to get hold of them before I can put them on(couple of days).
So, this is all good news.
Hope others are going over when Antonio places the first brick.
Griff.
Community thread:
Aifos have declared Concurso de Acreedores (Insolvency)
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