Local and Parliamentary meetings.

Dear Residents,

Public information session – Bar Flavianos
Following last weeks meeting at Flavianos bar, Porto Carvalhoso it was agreed that we need to have the involvement of more Portuguese residents, who to date may still be unaware of what is planned for the area.

It was agreed that more flyers should be printed, outlining the situation and informing everyone about the next meeting planned for Thursday 26th March 19.00-21.00 hrs, at Flavianos bar. This will be to update all involved on the weeks developments and to decide on a date for a public protest in Lisbon.

Later today we will be posting flyers onto the blogsite at http://matanews.blogspot.com. Can you please print these out and distribute them wherever you can. In particular we need to contact those in Sta. Catarina and also residents in the small villages along routes 3A and 4, as far north as Alcaria do Cume. It is vital that we get as many out as possible before Thursday so we can extend the discussion to involve everyone affected.

Meeting with Tavira Câmara.
Keith and Toby are meeting with Fernando Viegas, Vereador of Tavira Câmara, on Tuesday to discuss the planned high tension lines and wind turbines. They will report back afterwards.

Public Session in Parliament.
Robin has spoken again with Sra. Helena Carmo of the Movimento Contra as Linhas de Alta Tensão em Zonas Habitadas. She met with representatives from the Government in Lisbon on Friday and will be meeting with them again this coming Wednesday 25th at 3pm, to debate further the laws governing proximity of power lines to habitations.

This session will be open to the public, who will be able to attend on the public gallery. Sra. Carmo is very keen for us to be there in numbers, as ours is the latest case to come to light, and she has said that she will be able to arrange press and media to be there to interview us.

For this reason we’re asking everyone that’s willing and able, to join us in attending this meeting as a show of solidarity. This will be a fantastic opportunity to bring our case to public attention and to inform them of our case and the lack of communication and respect we have received from the authorities involved.

If you’re able to support the community in this way, on Wednesday in Lisbon, can you please email us at matanews@gmail.com or leave a message on 967533144. Please state how many people would be interested in coming and a contact telephone number.
We will be looking at organising a coach to attend the meeting and will contact you directly by phone at the start of next week to inform you of progress.

Thank you again for all you hard work and attention, and we hope to see you in Lisbon!

The Residents Commission.