The complex of luxury apartments consists of 29 buildings. These are on protected land. In 2004, the town hall administration approved the project, arguing that this was urban land. Various parties at the town hall expressed their opposition, pointing out that the land had been given protected status in 1991. The mayor at the time was Eugenio Hidalgo of the Partido Popular. In November 2006, he was arrested for corruption and later sent to prison.
The building of the apartments was stopped in 2007; 80% of the work had been carried out. After years of legal dispute, the Balearic High Court ordered the demolition in 2020. Hoyos adds that "we unfortunately have to use town hall budget surplus to pay for demolition and compensation that resulted from the corruption in our municipality".
The town hall has already had to pay 14 million euros in compensation to the developer and the owners of the Monport apartments.
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A corrupt PP politician/council? I don't believe it!
Considering that this site is spoiled and will cost and take an age to re naturalise if ever. Why not considering the shortage of reasonable price accommodation for Majorca citizens. Finish the properties and give a discount to the young’uns who can’t get near the price of property in that town. The guy broke the rules to allow development . Why not have some good from it. While stopping it reoccurring.