The court handed down a decision on Thursday where they found Larmonie guilty of building a restaurant without a building permit as well as employing an illegal worker. The court ordered Larmonie to demolish the restaurant. She was also fined 9,775 Euros and a penalty of 50-euro per day if she fails to demolish the building within a certain period.
Larmonie presented a building permit to the court which was granted to her just over a month ago but the court rejected the document saying it's already too late.
Larmonie and the investors who were operating behind the scenes fall out over a year ago and she is no longer the gerant of the company under which the restaurant is managed.
The investors aim is to make the court aware of their existence and their investments. Restaurant owners are also paying a 4,000 euro rent to the Natural Reserve as rent allowances all of which will be brought before the court.
SMN News understands that the AOT is no longer in Larmonie's name and the investors are now having trouble getting the document due to this recent verdict. They are suppose to be meeting with the State representatives sometime today to discuss what type of solution has to be sought now that Larmonie is no longer involved in the company and its daily operations.
Two years ago the ferry operators went on a one week strike as they decided to support the local businesswoman who was operating a boutique on Pinel Island. The strike began when the authorities stopped the construction work of the restaurant due to the lack of a building permit.
Larmonie was the only person who sought to have the necessary documents to build a restaurant even though there are three other restaurants on Pinel that does not have the document.
