Naples - Carmine Attanasio, a longtime environmentalist and former president of the Naples City Council's Environmental Commission, has spoken out forcefully against the Mergellina marina expansion project.
"Not only should it not be expanded, it should be eliminated," he states, denouncing what he calls "a crazy plan" capable of compromising one of the city's most recognizable images.
Attanasio calls on "all the healthy forces of Naples"—from the political to the cultural world—to oppose a project that, in his view, would respond not to the needs of the citizens, but to private interests tied to the luxury mooring market.
"The berths aren't a city need, but a small elite who pay up to ten thousand euros a year, fueling a business that has nothing to do with the public good," he claims.
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The former councilor instead proposes an alternative solution: relocating the nautical facilities behind Castel dell'Ovo, where a modern, electrified, and larger marina could be built, capable of reconciling pleasure boating and development without compromising the landscape. "It would be a superb marina, just steps from Piazza del Plebiscito and the historic hotels. The most logical and sustainable choice," he explains.
For Mergellina, Attanasio envisions a future opposite to that outlined in the expansion project: bathing platforms, restoration of the small beach at Largo Sermoneta, and opening the sea to residents, not just boat owners. The proposal is accompanied by another initiative: the establishment of a marine protected area from Castel dell'Ovo to Nisida, bordering three hundred meters from the coast.
"A measure that would improve water quality and increase the safety of swimmers and athletes." Finally, Attanasio urges everyone to support the popular petition already circulating in the city in favor of protecting the coastline. "Naples cannot remain silent in the face of such a disaster. The sea must be returned to the Neapolitans."
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Reading the article, it seems clear that Attanasio is right, but I don't understand why some politicians aren't listening to the citizens. The proposal for an electrified port behind Castel dell'Ovo sounds interesting and could help. But there are many interests at stake.