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More than 400 establishments in Sunny Beach operate illegally
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More than 400 establishments in Bulgaria's premier sea resort, Sunny Beach, are reportedly below standard, lack adequate facilities and are allowed to operate illegally, Bulgarian private television channel bTV reported on March 16 2010.
Hoteliers have resumed another round of hostilities against these illegal establishments ahead of the summer season, the report says, . claiming that many proprietors have been operating illegally.
"It is ludicrous that, on one hand, you have restaurants closed because a sink is malfunctioning and they are not adhering to quality standards. But then, you have establishments that have no sinks whatsoever, that do not even have a construction permit, but are allowed to operate," Vesselin Nalbantov, from the Union of Owners in Sunny Beach, was quoted as saying by bNT.
"I reckon there are about 450 such establishments here," he added.
Most of the aforementioned establishments have been erected with temporary construction permits, but have since been expanded. The regional construction agency said, however, that they are impotent in such cases because they can only demolish "permanent buildings" whereas the responsibility for "temporary sheds" resides with Nessebar municipality.
According to legislation, construction along the coast is being frozen during the summer – that is, no resolution is found until next year when the problem simply continues for another year when the summer season begins again.
"We had such establishments, some of which had to be razed, but then the proprietors appealed against the decision, and cases were postponed, and then the summer started," Nikolai Dimitrov, Nessebar mayor, was quoted as saying by the bNT.
"Lower class tourists are now arriving because the resort has been transformed into a swindlers' market," Nalbantov said.
A commission is set to investigate all establishments along the coast by the end of March and is entrusted with deciding which will be razed before the beginning of the season.
Hoteliers have resumed another round of hostilities against these illegal establishments ahead of the summer season, the report says, . claiming that many proprietors have been operating illegally.
"It is ludicrous that, on one hand, you have restaurants closed because a sink is malfunctioning and they are not adhering to quality standards. But then, you have establishments that have no sinks whatsoever, that do not even have a construction permit, but are allowed to operate," Vesselin Nalbantov, from the Union of Owners in Sunny Beach, was quoted as saying by bNT.
"I reckon there are about 450 such establishments here," he added.
Most of the aforementioned establishments have been erected with temporary construction permits, but have since been expanded. The regional construction agency said, however, that they are impotent in such cases because they can only demolish "permanent buildings" whereas the responsibility for "temporary sheds" resides with Nessebar municipality.
According to legislation, construction along the coast is being frozen during the summer – that is, no resolution is found until next year when the problem simply continues for another year when the summer season begins again.
"We had such establishments, some of which had to be razed, but then the proprietors appealed against the decision, and cases were postponed, and then the summer started," Nikolai Dimitrov, Nessebar mayor, was quoted as saying by the bNT.
"Lower class tourists are now arriving because the resort has been transformed into a swindlers' market," Nalbantov said.
A commission is set to investigate all establishments along the coast by the end of March and is entrusted with deciding which will be razed before the beginning of the season.
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Sunny beach must raise its standards if it wants to attract tourists. Many visitors from the UK are not returning because of the poor service and bad level of maintenence they see at the resort.
this is the good thing about crisis. in troubled times the inconsistencies and malfunctioning administration problems comes up. it is a good thing as long as people are working together to fix it and adopt necessary regulations and improve efficiency of local administration.
But by the end of march is to late,they will still be there with the substandard buildings with no toilets or any kind of hygene standards for the summer season. So knock them all down now.
What if judges spread their holidays instead of all leaving their jobs for three months so they can keep working all summer and try catch up with a never ending job?