"No" in the crocodile park said the Council of Achna

The decision to withdraw their support for the creation of a crocodile park was announced today by the Community Council of Achna.

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At yesterday's meeting, the council decided to withdraw its support, noting that this will bring peace and security to the residents.

According to statements by Christina Mattheou, a member of the Coordinating Committee against the creation of a crocodile park in Achnas, six City Councilors voted against the park and two in favor.

The main reason for their decision was - as he said - the public's concern for the creation of the park, especially after the Pan-Community Assembly to inform the residents about the issue in question on April 27.

He added that the government is responsible for granting the permit since the company that created the park has not yet made the relevant application.

According to Ms. Mattheou, "We expect the government and the competent bodies to listen to the decision of the community and not to accept the creation of the park."

He pointed out that the creation of such a park would be detrimental to the environment of Cyprus since its operation requires 80 tons of water per day, which is prohibitive for a country suffering from water shortages.

It is noted that the Steering Committee in the fight against the creation of a crocodile park was drafted last February and remains vigilant by organizing electronic resolutions and protests in order to prevent the creation of the park.

Announcement of the Coordinating Committee of the Struggle against the creation of a crocodile park in Achna: 

The Achna Community Council at its meeting on May 29, 2018 withdrew its support for the plan to create a crocodile park in Achna.

The decision was accepted with great relief by the residents of Achna. With the above decision, the feeling of calm and security will occur among the residents.

The Coordinating Committee of the Struggle against the creation of a crocodile park in Achna warmly thanks the Community Council of Achna, which listened to the concerns of the people of Achna and the public in general.

We further thank the Ecologists' Movement that accompanied our struggle as well as the Chairman and the Members of the Environment Committee of the Parliament who in their overwhelming majority opposed the creation of a crocodile park.

We also extend our warm thanks to the Environmental Organizations of Cyprus and specifically to the Animal Party and TERRA CYPRIA as well as to the Agricultural Organizations EKA, PEK, and Panagrotikos that opposed the creation of a crocodile park.

We also warmly thank the University of Nicosia for its opinion regarding the health effects of the transmission of the West Nile virus.

We also thank the media for their great contribution to the promotion of the issue.

Finally, we extend our warm thanks to the thousands of active citizens who supported our effort by voting either in print or electronically for our resolution against the creation of a crocodile park in Achna.

We call on the State to respect the decision of the Community Council and the residents of Achna and to reject any request made for the creation of a crocodile park in Achna and anywhere else in Cyprus.

Source: CITIZEN