Why is the Central Communication Port (Port Polska) project so difficult to implement?
Residents of the areas designated for development are dissatisfied with the forced evictions. However, due to legal regulations (special government legislation), most have stopped questioning the investment's validity, although some still maintain this position, and have instead focused on the insufficient compensation for forced evictions. Therefore, we will meet for mediation on several issues: cease the investment and halt the forced expropriation (unlikely), and demand increased compensation for the necessary expropriation (highly likely). Meanwhile, the government, i.e., the investor, adopts a technical and economic position: the project is presented as a higher necessity, in the national interest, and favorable buyout prices are offered above market prices. Resident representatives and the investor's (government) representatives will participate in mediation on both sides, presenting their positions and advocating for their rights.
While 85% of cases end with the state ultimately taking over the property, demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the denial of the project's legitimacy and the necessity of expropriation, 55% of expropriated parties who went to court ultimately receive a higher amount than the initial proposal, although the average duration of the dispute to determine the final compensation amount is currently 2.5–4 years.
Although there is no guarantee that the parties will reach an agreement, mediation is the key: save time and frustration by negotiating fair compensation amounts sooner than in four years!