Construction project in a protected area at Lake Fertő ended?

The investors of a construction project at Lake Fertő, a protected area in north-western Hungary, have decided to terminate the scheme, a local opposition councillor of the Sopron city assembly said on Friday.

Adrienn Jakál, of the Párbeszéd party, told an online press conference that four years ago the investors had cordoned off the area and eradicated the natural environment. “But now it has turned out that there’s not enough money to complete the megalomaniac luxury investment,” she said.

She has called on Sopron Mayor Ciprián Farkas, Attila Barcza, the city’s lawmaker for ruling Fidesz, and Béla Kárpáti, director of the Sopron-Fertő Tourism Development Zrt, to inform locals about the lake’s future without delay.

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In April, Kárpáti said that the project would cover 60 hectares and include

upgrading the beach, building a yacht port and a 12-hectare eco-centre with a building for events.

A campsite, a sports centre, apartments and a 2,500sqm hotel with fewer than 100 rooms would also be built, he said.

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Source: MTI