The meeting was well attended and the tea house was full with a mixture of ex pats, Turks and some Germans.
It transpired that it has not gone through the full consultation & planning process yet and there was a representative from the Fethiye Chamber of architects who are responsable for the enviromental issues and he had not had it on his desk as of yet. He was in support of the action to stop it and offered some help financially towards the running costs of a committee. The next step is to get the committee organised and then start the job of contacting all depts that they think might be able to help stop it. If anyone has friends or contacts with Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth etc let them know and see if they can help.
It is a "mini" cement factory,25mt chimney, with the capacity to process 500 tons per day but the owner has said they will only be processing 200 tons per day? Reason given by them for building it was it would save them 20 ytl per bag. It could affect an area of up to 40 km with dust and pollution.
The locals who had 1st agreed in Koru have now been told the full implications of the health hazards etc and are now not supporting the factory as is Incirkoy.
A petition is still going around and is over 700 signatures so far but there are still lots of people who are not aware of what is happening so if you know anyone affected in the general area please let them know.
The general feeling was that it still was stoppable with the support of all the people who live here and it was planned to continue talking to the villagers so that they understand how importatnt it is that it does not go ahead.
Some builders were there (missed you Keith & Yetkin)as it will affect the price of land and houses if it goes ahead but more support is required so if you are in Uzumlu please contact me if you want to sign the petition and show your support.
Hopefully this gives you all a better picture of the meeting and the issue so please do not be complacent and help stop it.
Contact me via profile if you want any more info and I will do my best to try and get the answers.
Many thanks
Fi
