Moving to Ofena

[jgudorf]

Originally Posted by flawed

Hi everyone.

Rod and I are heading to Ofena to check our place out 28th May to 1st June and we haven't been able to contact Gianni or Giacinta. Gianni has our only keys and I wanted to stay at Giacintas if it is available.
I haven't got a response to email and. I must have the wrong phone number for Giacinta, It is getting urgent can anyone help with some info or new details ?

Thanks, Lynda

Lynda, I'll be there as well that weekend with my mom and dad. I'd like to say hi if you have time.

Jon

[flawed]

Originally Posted by jgudorf

Lynda, I'll be there as well that weekend with my mom and dad. I'd like to say hi if you have time.

Jon

hey Jon, that would be lovely, I booked to stay at the writers house, just waiting for confirmation. It is the little place across the road from us as you turn to go up the hill to the square, on Pam's website . you could text me on +61 414412473, or come to our place at 68-70 Via Savoia, or where we are staying.

Are you looking forward to getting there as much as us?

yeahhhhhhhhhhh! (no earthquakes please))

[flawed]

HI PAM


Re the writers house.

I have not received a reply to my email regarding the "writers house"
I paid the amount in full on my paypal, the amount has come out of my account.
I am waiting for confirmation of our booking and for details of keys etc

hope to hear from you soon.

Lynda

[Beth Ofena]

We returned from Abruzzo last night. In Ofena, there are still 40-50 people living in the tents because their houses having been assessed have been declared unsafe. Giacinta has now had to close the store because although it wasn't damaged, the apartment above it has been and therefore the whole building has been declared unsafe by the engineer. All builders have been prevented from working by the Comune, even on properties that are not badly damaged until all the buildings have been fully assessed. The builder we know said he was hoping they would be able to start again in June and he just looked so bored because he couldn't do anything.

It was announced whilst we were out there that the government would pay 100% of the rebuild costs up to 150,000 euro on primary homes. They haven't yet announced a decision on 2nd homes. The regional paper Il Centro had an article on 2nd homes at the weekend and was asking whether Abruzzo would be treated the same as Le Marche and Umbria were when the earthquake hit there. Apparently 2nd home owners there were given 70% of the rebuild costs. According to someone we know, someone in the Comune in Ofena was talking about the government possibly giving 30-50%!

Our house is going to need the walls tying in, some work on the vaults and possibly a ring of reinforced concrete around the top of the walls (they have to take the roof off to do this!).

On a different note, if you go be careful as there has been a big effort to up the visual presence of the authorities and as part of this you can't move for Carabinieri trying to catch out motorists! They were even in two different spots within Ofena!

[Barry]

The deputy mayor of Villa told me he expected it would be at least July before any work could begin. I suppose that means September!

Have they stopped the speeders or are they just checking documents?

Barry

[pugwashington]

Originally Posted by flawed

HI PAM


Re the writers house.

I have not received a reply to my email regarding the "writers house"
I paid the amount in full on my paypal, the amount has come out of my account.
I am waiting for confirmation of our booking and for details of keys etc

hope to hear from you soon.

Lynda

Sent you two replies today am hoping you have them. Stephania has the key am waiting for reply from you as to time you will be arrivin so as to let her know.

[flawed]

Originally Posted by pugwashington

Sent you two replies today am hoping you have them. Stephania has the key am waiting for reply from you as to time you will be arrivin so as to let her know.

yes I got your replies thanks, glad everything is settled. I was worried we wouldn't be able to find anything because of the earthquake.
we should get in around 5,00PM

[jgudorf]

Originally Posted by Beth Ofena

We returned from Abruzzo last night. In Ofena, there are still 40-50 people living in the tents because their houses having been assessed have been declared unsafe. Giacinta has now had to close the store because although it wasn't damaged, the apartment above it has been and therefore the whole building has been declared unsafe by the engineer. All builders have been prevented from working by the Comune, even on properties that are not badly damaged until all the buildings have been fully assessed. The builder we know said he was hoping they would be able to start again in June and he just looked so bored because he couldn't do anything.

It was announced whilst we were out there that the government would pay 100% of the rebuild costs up to 150,000 euro on primary homes. They haven't yet announced a decision on 2nd homes. The regional paper Il Centro had an article on 2nd homes at the weekend and was asking whether Abruzzo would be treated the same as Le Marche and Umbria were when the earthquake hit there. Apparently 2nd home owners there were given 70% of the rebuild costs. According to someone we know, someone in the Comune in Ofena was talking about the government possibly giving 30-50%!

Our house is going to need the walls tying in, some work on the vaults and possibly a ring of reinforced concrete around the top of the walls (they have to take the roof off to do this!).

On a different note, if you go be careful as there has been a big effort to up the visual presence of the authorities and as part of this you can't move for Carabinieri trying to catch out motorists! They were even in two different spots within Ofena!

Thanks for the update Beth. Things have obviously changed a great deal for the worse since the first week of May. I'm headed back to Ofena May 29th so hopefully am allowed back into our apartment. All other info is appreciated.

[Beth Ofena]

Originally Posted by Barry

The deputy mayor of Villa told me he expected it would be at least July before any work could begin. I suppose that means September!

Have they stopped the speeders or are they just checking documents?

Barry

They stopped us to check documents but we had been warned before that by someone in the village to make sure we were wearing seatbelts etc so I presume they have been known for stopping people for that.

[claire]

Hi there,

it is so good to see that there are so many people in Ofena! We are there on the 21st May to Sunday - come round if you are there too.

Here is our website : House in Italy.

you can also text me: 00 33 6 30 42 46 49.

We'll be there in mid-August too. Who's up for a barbeque?

Claire