Contractor behind private marina meets with Najomtien public

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Contractor behind private marina meets with Najomtien public

PATTAYA:--The contractor building a condominium and harbor project in Najomtien sub-district met with residents and area officials to address concerns about the impact the private project will have on the local fishing industry.

Suriya Kijsamrej, managing director of Pavilion Beach Co., along with his civil engineer Yeungyong Puthichart, met May 6 at the Lung Wai 2 restaurant with locals and officials from the Pattaya Marine Office, Najomtien Sub-district, and the Najomtien Moo 1 headsman to discuss their concerns about the Well Marina Condo Najomtien project.

The project calls for three, eight-story buildings and a marina capable of accommodating up to 30 boats. The harbor, however, encroaches on a swath of pubic land 10 meters wide and 80 meters long, along a canal used by 50 local fishing boats.

The Well Condo project was approved and is being supported by local agencies.

The Well Marina gained approval from the Pattaya Marine Department and is awaiting approval under the Building Control Act of 1979 by Najomtien Sub-district.

Local residents have not given their blessing and complain that the marina will narrow the channel that is vital for the transit of 20-gross-ton fishing boats.

Sediment buildup and erosion already has made parts of the canal impassable, residents complained, and this encroaching project will only make matters worse. Lastly, residents complained that if the private project goes ahead, a public promenade along the canal planned by Najomtien, which could be used for gaining access to boats, will be scrapped.

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-- Pattaya Mail 2015-05-15

[jamesjohnsonthird]

"Whale Marina Condo Pattaya - new lowrise development in Na-Jomtien, very quite and cozy place, just 50 meters from the beach. The project comprises of two 8-storey buildings with a total of 305 units. Condominium will have an own pier with a boat parking,"

Whale Marina Condominium Pattaya is a new project by headed by Mr Suriya Kijsamrej. Pattaya’s mayor is a close friend of the owner and perhaps even a partner in the company, however the mayors involvement in this project is uncertain.

1. Quiet and cozy?

I don't think so with more than 100 Thais operating fishing boats just meters away.

2. The Mayor MIGHT be a partner here?

3. I looked at this project and they overbuilt for the land area but put some garden on the roof to compensate. This passed the design review?

4. At low tide this inlet is a mucky, stinky, ugly mess.