Limone Road Closure Sparks Legal Action and Local Debate
In the registered mail sent Thursday to the municipality, there was also a letter from the firm of lawyer Malossini of Rovereto, whose content was known and announced: the lawyer, acting on behalf of the Riviera dei Limoni Hotel Association, preannounces a claim for damages resulting from the closure of the link with Riva, affecting tourism operators.
The letter was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. Yesterday morning, an extraordinary meeting of the council took place, from which a statement will be issued, though it will be diluted compared to the mixed assessments of the limonesi’s initiative.
Comments and stance on the road issue
“They are totally off the mark” is the most softened comment regarding an initiative considered absurd. Given that an eventual reopening of the road, whether opening windows or not, partial or even total, would not be hindered by Riva, it must be clear that Navigarda, due to the explicit and very clear statement of engineer Coppola (its director), will never be capable of managing all car traffic heading toward the Brescia side.
It is equally clear that ferries at most unload about fifty cars per hour. A car queuing at the Inviolata (where there will be about 140 waiting) will have to wait three hours before boarding. Perhaps — argue Riva, but Limone does not want to understand it — it would be better to advise customers to add an hour of motorway driving rather than let them bake for three hours in line.
It does not end there: anyone arriving after the last good parking spot on viale Canella (beyond the 140th position) will be removed by local police because blocking viale Trento and viale dei Tigli with cars parked on the roadside is not permitted. This is the current situation.
Damages and emergency responses
If the people of Limone want to claim damages because of the landslide, they can do so: everyone is free to enjoy themselves as they see fit. But it must not be forgotten that in the face of the emergency, the province of Trento responded within two months, committing 75 billion (italian lire) — not just words — to definitively resolve the issue.
On the other hand, the landslide is still being discussed, and it appears that the blasting operations that the forced closure of the road would have greatly facilitated have not been carried out. Casagranda pointed out that the province couldn’t really do more than it has already done.
As a gesture of thanks, they see a pre- announcement of a damage claim that, in terms of validity, only provokes ridicule, topped with the threat of boycotting the vote on May 13, as if the matter could remotely interest the Trentino population.
