Dispute grows over Kea luxury resort expansion

[InTime News]

More than 100 residents of Kea land are urging the municipal authorization to take a wide presumption connected a projected 70% enlargement of the One & Only resort, a task that has drawn increasing opposition. 

In a missive sent this week, signatories accidental the municipality has opposed large-scale caller tourism investments but has avoided stating whether it supports oregon rejects the enlargement of an existing complex. The resort, which began operating successful 2024, seeks to summation capableness by 235 beds, grow facilities and rise permitted gathering density. 

Residents mention concerns implicit water use, lodging pressures for workers, and restricted formation access, which they accidental efficaciously functions arsenic private. A assembly treatment was postponed successful November aft absences, and was not rescheduled.

Mayor Eirini Velissaropoulou said immoderate determination would travel ineligible procedures, adding the contented should instrumentality to the assembly for a vote.