Knokke-Heist Great relief in Knokke-Heist: there will be no proefeiland for the coast.Secretary of state for the North sea, Philippe De Backer (Open Vld) has the zone been deleted from the final Marine Spatial Plan (MRP) that Friday’s green light from the council of ministers. Flemish minister of Public Works Ben Weyts (N-VA) had for some island called, but that is not. All is that, according to Weyts, however, still not a foregone conclusion …
The proefeiland off the coast of Knokke-Heist, which the Flemish government wanted to investigate whether Mariobet an artificial island, the town can better protect against heavy storms, caused the past few months, heated discussions in the local and national politics. Mayor Leopold Lippens (Gemeentebelangen) left at the end of June in this newspaper noted that the plan ‘the end of Knokke-Heist’ would mean. “We want our resort on the North sea with its sparkling waves, and beautiful views to retain and certainly not an island, just in front of our beach plonked see,” was the when. “We would have a channel leave without waves, without charm, where everything floats, the dead sea… Unacceptable! They want the coast is really broken?” What followed was a crusade of the count, who was aiming to ‘Knokke-Heist’ to save. This was, he even personally handing out flyers on the street and at local merchants.