Today’s announcement that the Coast Guard suspends its activities in the Pot, and instead concentrate on Vastervik arouses anger in Valdemarsvik.
– I think it is absolutely unacceptable. Here withdrew to a notice of a year ago to obtain new money that would make that one could keep the station. And then five months later put it down, says Erland Olausson (S), Mayor of Valdemarsvik.
He is very upset when we reach him on Tuesday afternoon, referring among other things to the work he and the politicians in the neighboring municipalities laid down on enabling the government to inject money to stop the cuts that were planned last year.
– When we succeeded, he says. And now they add still down operations. This can not go to.
The Coast Guard’s decision means that the quay and storage will remain in the Pot. However disappear the permanent staffing. Instead, the operations to Västervik.
Even elsewhere in the country adds small coastal stations down, but according to the Coast Guard will not affect operations at sea adversely . On the contrary, the Director General Lena Jönsson to major coastal stations with more coast guard official in the same place gives greater flexibility in planning. But that view gives Erland Olausson not much.
– This is a watch area that stretches from Vastervik to Arkösund and so you put all resources at south, it is clear that it leads to poor surveillance. In summer it is 40,000 people here, we have no police, no customs duty and now no coast guard. It is not reasonable.
Now he immediately make contact with their colleagues in neighboring authorities to try to stop the closure.
Now, the decision has already been taken. Do you believe that it is possible to get them to change their mind?
– I always assume that it is possible to get people to take their senses. This is the coastline that we have the most traffic of ships outside. It is not reasonable.
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