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The Smacopi letter arrives on the Internet

From now, this informative letter and the 20 past publications are available from the Internet both in French and English languages.
Following the news and their filings, the E-letter informs the Internet surfers of the actions engaged by the SMACOPI. Its internal search engine allows to easily find the desired information.
Promotion tool for the SMACOPI letter, it also proposes the surfers to visit other web sites dedicated to the tourist equipments (e.g. www.jardins-de-valloires.com), the development in the communes of the littoral and the actions concerning the natural environment development.
Soon, thanks to the possibilities to update the information in real time, the E-letter will become essential to complete the paper edition.


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N° 21 - February 2001
   
The tourist development
should be to the population’s service
M. Bignon and M. Cornette
in public meeting in Hourdel
 25th  november 2000
  Famous for the quality of its environment like it is showed by the next Congress of the most beautiful bays of the world in Somme Bay, our region arouses an increasing tourist  infatuation.
This trend will become even more pronounced by the reduction of the working time.
Of course, we have to take advantage of the success known by our littoral. However, we have to prevent pitfalls that will consist in developing “Côte Picarde” to the detriment of the people living there, and who contribute to its expansion.
Listening to the inhabitants’ feelings about both the actual and future projects, looks like a necessity in the view of an harmonious development.
This feeling was confirmed during a public meeting taking place last December in the Hourdel.
The disruptions caused by the tourists attendance become more and more visible : anarchic parking and constant transit of vehicles (notably the campers), damage of the environment, etc.
This feeling is also shared by the people living in Le Crotoy invited to a meeting about the redevelopment of the town entrance, taking place last November.
We should not only attach importance to attract more and more visitors, but also ensure the integrity of the environment and the peace of the population.
We have to watch over that this balance is maintained, and prevent any  irreversible phenomenon of damage concerning the social, cultural and environmental lives.
The exercise of my task as the SMACOPI President is guided by these principles.
 
Jérome Bignon
SMACOPI President