{"id":84493,"date":"2024-07-05T09:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/have-to-pay-to-go-ashore-at-the-wharf-news-sorlandet-local-news-tv-and-radio\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T09:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T09:47:52","slug":"have-to-pay-to-go-ashore-at-the-wharf-news-sorlandet-local-news-tv-and-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/have-to-pay-to-go-ashore-at-the-wharf-news-sorlandet-local-news-tv-and-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Have to pay to go ashore at the wharf – news S\u00f8rlandet – Local news, TV and radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The case in summary: \u2022 In Tvedestrand, a fee has been introduced for putting people ashore on a wharf, which has caused frustration among the local population.\u2022 The wharf, which was built last year, is owned by private landowners who have invested NOK 15 million in new berths.\u2022 It costs NOK 75 to put people ashore or pick someone up, and if you don’t pay, there is a fee of NOK 1,500.\u2022 The Norwegian Environment Agency has determined that the fee is not in conflict with the law, since traffic on piers is not a public right.\u2022 The municipality gave permission to build the wharf to facilitate public boat berths. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s \u200b\u200bjournalists before publication. – I don’t know of any other places where it costs money to disembark at a wharf, says Ulf Gr\u00f8stad. He is one of around 250 permanent residents on Sand\u00f8ya in Tvedestrand. Gr\u00f8stad is very annoyed that people who just need to be picked up or set ashore from a boat now have to pay. Ulf Gr\u00f8stad is very annoyed by the new brewing facility. Photo: Siv Kristin S\u00e6llmann \/ news Provocateur Ulf Gr\u00f8stad shows us around the pier that was built last year, close to the house where he and his wife live. They love life on Sand\u00f8ya, but are provoked that people now have to pay to go ashore here. – The sea is for everyone, he says and points out. – The road we are standing on is municipal, but the jetty in between costs money to disembark. Ulf and his wife Marit Aass can see the new brewing facility from their house on Sand\u00f8ya. Photo: Siv Kristin S\u00e6llmann \/ news The pier payment has caused debate in the S\u00f8rland idyll, in an island community that is primarily known for its beautiful nature. But the car-free island has few boat berths, which makes it difficult for both permanent residents and summer visitors to land on the island. Gjermund Brattli owns both the house and the shoreline on Sand\u00f8ya. He and other landowners joined forces to build new boat berths. – Our wish was to make it easier for more people to come ashore by boat. We have invested NOK 15 million. Then we think it’s natural that we charge, even when you’re just going ashore, or on board a boat, he says. Gjermund Bratlie is chairman of \u00d8yatangen Brygge. Photo: Siv Kristin S\u00e6llmann \/ news \u00d8ytangen Brygge on Sand\u00f8ya was completed last year with its 30 berths to be rented out to permanent residents or summer guests. NOK 1,500 fee In the middle of the facility there is a wall jetty, where people can dock for short stays. It is this pier that has been the subject of the most controversy. The new brewing facility was completed last summer. Photo: Siv Kristin S\u00e6llmann A large sign has been set up here, with payment information. It costs NOK 75 to put people ashore, the same price you have to pay if you want to pick someone up. If you do not pay, there will be a fee of NOK 1,500. – We are aware that we have challenged the system. Because we don’t know of any other places where you pay for something like this, says Gjermund Brattli, who is also chairman of \u00d8ytangen Brygge. Jetty payment annoys Many people have wanted to assess the legality of taking money to let people off or onto a jetty. Both the municipal council and the state administrator in Agder have had the matter on their table. But as long as the Norwegian Environment Agency has determined that the fee is not in conflict with the law. Since traffic on wharves is not a public right, the owners of \u00d8ytangen Brygge can demand payment. Many in the small island community between Arendal and Ris\u00f8r are annoyed by the scheme. Tove H., Aagaard runs a bakery on Sand\u00f8ya. Photo: Siv Kristin S\u00e6llmann – It is special, and many people have an opinion about it, says Tove Hage Aagaard. She runs her own bakery on the island in the summer, and sits on the municipal council for SV. – The municipality gave permission to build a wharf because it was supposed to provide public berths. And that has been done. But nobody saw it coming – that it would cost money just to land, says Hage Aagaard. Gjermund Brattli has recorded the great commitment to the brewery payment. But he also knows of many people who appreciate that someone has created a new facility. – We may be the first in the country to charge for disembarking, but we are unlikely to be the last, he says. And assures news that he is looking forward to another summer on the island, despite the discussions around the pier. The new docks are ready to welcome summer guests. Photo: Siv Kristin S\u00e6llmann Published 05.07.2024, at 11.40
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