Lausanne, Switzerland (24 Heures and 20 Minutes, Fre) – The battle of the Rives publiques association to make the shoreline of Lake Geneva accessible to the public had a boost Tuesday when the canton’s governing body, the Grand Conseil, insisted that the communes must do more. The canton’s development plan calls for all obstacles to be removed that hamper an open lakefront, but the communes are responsible for implementing the plan on their territory.
RSR discussions about public access to the lake in front of Michael Schumacher and Ernesto Bertarelli’s properties in Gland and Nyon.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 31 October 2007 at 12:44 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 31 October 2007.
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Tags: Community, Lake Geneva region, Politics, Swiss news, Travel
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