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ProGandria
Gandria, our small village mirrored in the waters of Ceresio always looks suggestive but conceals within it changes and evolutions. As a person, it also possesses a body and a soul, and as often the sufferings of one affect the other.
Over the years, in Gandria, various businesses, the school and the post office have closed, seemingly painlessly. Remedies and acceptable solutions have been sought since the Municipality of Gandria was relegated to a district of the city of Lugano.
Gandria remains beautiful to visit and pleasant to live, despite some disadvantages.
However, a worrying upheaval is looming. The transformation of the only hotel into 24 apartments will complicate traffic and habitability, preventing regular road access to the village. The overload of people and especially of vehicles will be difficult to bear under the current conditions.
The ProGandria association was formed precisely to overcome this drawback which threatens the peace of the village and constitutes a danger for a normal access to a place so dear to those who live there, to those who work there and to those who often and willingly stay there.
ProGandria needs funds to address these issues and not passively suffer all kinds of penalties.
We invite everyone to support us and to involve other people, so that together we can prevent the dreaded havoc.
The essential first step is to continue the expensive judicial process, in order to propose and share better solutions.
We warmly welcome those who can and will help this common cause, for the benefit of all. Any contribution, even a small one, will be helpful and appreciated.
The Moosmann’s Hotel closed its doors a few years ago. The owners, after searching in vain for a replacement to continue the business, sold the property to Alegro Properties in Zug. In 2020, Alegro obtained a license for the change of use of the structure into 24 residential units.
Eight residents opposed the granting of such a license, mainly because the work did not take into consideration the need of additional parking spaces, thus removing the availability of parking for the whole village.
The appeal was inexplicably dismissed. Four claimants continued the legal process, appealing to the Cantonal Administrative Court, while the others withdrew because of the inherent expenses.
It was considered unfair that only a few should bear the costs to safeguard a common good, benefiting all the residents, traders and tourists. Therefore the desire arose to organise, among the population and friends of Gandria, a fundraiser to cover legal and administrative costs.
The ProGandria Association was therefore founded with the intention of collecting what is necessary to avoid the worst case scenario and help the authorities to understand the real collective needs, so that Gandria is not disrupted for the benefit of real estate speculation.
Confirming the license would cause enormous problems... For example, returning from work in the evening, Gandriesi could easily find themselves without parking, with all the spaces occupied.
This is the last legal chance to prevent the transformation and its fatal consequences.
Those who care about Gandria cannot remain either silent or insensitive to the imminent danger of its deterioration.
Generous support for this initiative can avoid such an absurd outcome.
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