The president of the Tenerife Cabildo, Rosa Davila, reiterated this morning (Wednesday) that she will support the Granadilla City Council in reclaiming La Tejita if it revokes the license for the new hotel's construction, ahead of the meeting between representatives of the Spain and Canary Islands governments, the Cabildo, and the City Council on May 3rd.
As reported by EFE, Davila stated that the Cabildo "will support in any way required, even with financial resources, to reverse the situation, and restore and repair what has been done so far in the area.”
She added that the price of a possible compensation would vary depending on the negotiation and the circumstances of the owners, which she is not aware of, and emphasised that "it would be advisable" to reach a mutual agreement and have the price approved by the administrations.
Davila's statements come after Granadilla Mayor, Jennifer Miranda, called for the central, regional, and island governments to meet to find "a viable solution that guarantees the protection of La Tejita beach”.
On Monday, the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, made it clear to the 20A demonstrators that it is not down to the Canary Island’s Government to stop the construction of the hotel in La Tejita or the Cuna del Alma project in Adeje, but that it is the decision of the local councils.
However, he did explain how the Island Councils (Cabildos) and the regional government can and will get involved if they are called upon by those councils.
According to the Granadilla Council, there was an agreement between the owners of the La Tejita hotel project and the previous Government of the Canary Islands to acquire the plot where the hotel is being built, whose construction was halted in 2021 and resumed in February of this year.
The aim of acquiring the property was to "restore the coastal area, which is very sensitive from a biodiversity perspective, and whose economic valuation by the technicians of the Ministry was approved by its owners," the Council stated in a press release.
Currently, amidst the protests on April 20th against the tourism model, environmental groups have called for the suspension of the construction works.
