Lac de la Gruyère: protection initiative deemed too restrictive

The Friborg Council of State calls to reject the constitutional initiative “for the safeguard of the lake of La Gruyère”. Furthermore, subject to vote on September 28. In addition, The executive judges the text “too restrictive”, like the Grand Council and all the local municipalities. – Lac de la gruyère: protection

(Keystone-ATS) The initiative “goes against the objective of the Council of State aimed at finding a balance between the protection of the landscape of the lake of the Gruyère and the possibility given lac de la gruyère: protection to the human to recharge their batteries in natural spaces”, indicated on Wednesday the president of the government Jean-François Steiert, in charge of the environment.

Completely written. the text proposes to modify the cantonal constitution in order to consider the lake, its surroundings and all of its banks as a natural heritage to preserve and protect.

According to the executive. the safeguarding of Lake Gruyère, recognized landscape of cantonal importance (PIC), is already ensured by federal and cantonal laws, which have for example led to the abandonment of the artificial wave project Goya Onda, at the origin of the initiative.