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After 200 Years, Faro and Loule Councils have agreed the Correct Boundaries

Vilamoura Marina

Published on 2nd September, 2012

The people of Faro and Loule are finally happy after years of debate regarding the boundaries, which have been in place for 200 years. The current Mayor of Faro announced that the boundaries, which are now irreversible, will be officially announced by parliament by the end of the year. All of the local councils, which have been involved in the decision process, have agreed to the boundaries.

Both the Faro and Loule councils finally put an end to the long and outdated changeable boundaries, which have caused many arguments. The documents have been agreed, and many factors considered before the boundaries were decided. The overlap of the original boundaries caused many headaches, over the years as responsibility was often passed back and forth.

Many local residents found that responsibility for the land near the boundaries was often passed between the two councils. With neither taking responsibility for the issues, this needed to be resolved. The council would pass the problems, and decide that the boundary was not in their municipal, depending on their mood.

The creation of Almancil made matters far worse, and caused even larger issues as the borders were relocated to allow for this village. Many of the other villages in the area were left in limbo, and felt that none of the councils were helping them to resolve issues. The border has been a series of twists and turns for many years, making it hard to determine who should have liability.

The local people found that inheriting land, postal services and amenities were often in complete chaos. The local water and sewage service struggled to determine who owned the land, therefore, which municipal was responsible for distributing the payments was unsure. Many people begun to owe money as local councils failed to demand the payments, expecting other councils to take responsibility.

Some of the stories that the local people tell of the chaos over the years are humorous, however, the local councils have lost revenue due to the boundary dispute. The Mayor of Loule recalls the time three years ago, when no licenses could be granted to the car stands along the EN125 as no one knew which council owned the land.

Over the next few months, there will be teams of technical committees surveying the land, businesses and buildings. Every zone will be assessed, and financial adjustment will need to be made depending on the outcome. There are people that have objected to the changes, and feel that the narrow vote in favor of 16 to 15 with one abstention was not enough to rule. It is believed that the decision will be challenged and that it will need to go to Lisbon for the final vote.

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Published in: Guide to Portugal / News and Updates / Portuguese Life