camera of Faro already removed the gates that obstructed the Ribeirinho Park since August

The City Council of Faro removed this Wednesday the gates that, since August 2022, they obstructed part of a public path in the city's Ribeirinho Park.

After an order from the mayor of the municipality and notification sent to the private that had closed off part of the section, several employees of the municipality, accompanied by members of the GNR and the Maritime Police, proceeded with the removal and coercive collection of the iron gates and grid, returning the path to population.

The Municipality of Faro reiterates that, in its understanding, as well as that of the Portuguese Environment Agency/Administration of the Hydrographic Region of the Algarve, «these private individuals do not hold any property rights over the plots in question, since these correspond to plots of land that are part of the maritime public domain, attributed by mere concession, being, as such, excluded from legal commerce».

With the removal of the gates from this public path, Parque Ribeirinho de Faro returns, according to the municipality, to «gather safety conditions for enjoyment and circulation for the many dozens of people who use this path daily for sports, walking or to move to their jobs».

This “war” between the representative of the now usufructuaries of the land and the house and the municipal executive of Faro dates back to 2014, when he refused to accept the 190 thousand euros offered by the municipality, demanding, instead, an amount of 450 thousand euros that, years before, the Chamber and the Municipal Assembly admitted to paying for the property.

At the time, the Chamber justified that it asked for an assessment of the value of the land, which indicated that it was worth about 190 thousand euros. In this way, I would only be willing to spend this amount.

Valter Alfaiate not only did not accept the reduction in the amount offered, how he decided to dig a ditch and destroy a walkway on the way along the railway line that passes inside the property, blocking the passage in what would be the future west access to Parque Ribeirinho de Faro.