Their decision to create a common Municipality in the free province of Famagusta was confirmed on Friday night, during their meeting, by the Mayors of Ayia Napa and Sotiras and the Deputy Mayor of Liopetri.
In statements after the meeting held at the Municipal Palace of Ayia Napa, Mayor Christos Zannettou said that "our approach and decision to unify the Municipalities of Ayia Napa and Sotira and the Community of Liopetri is a given, ie a consensus decision of the three joint coexistence ".
He added that "we have a lot in common and this consensus decision has been sent to the Government and the Parliament for more than two years. We expect that this decision will be taken into account, as we tried to help the work of the Local Government reform "he said and noted that" we want to believe that the citizens and citizens of the three entities will not be wronged and will be heard ".
For his part, Mayor Sotiras Georgios Takkas said that "all the conditions of the legislation and the purpose of the Local Government reform are agreed through the consent of the three entities, both geographically and economically and socially. We believe that there is the given situation to work together, there is a decision taken which was actually confirmed today, while more details were discussed ".
He added that "in the coming days there will be some developments between the three entities to promote this consensus. We will also proceed with meetings with the political parties to make sure, if possible, for the consent of the Municipalities of Ayia Napa and Sotira and the Community of Liopetri ".
Besides, the deputy mayor of Liopetri, Vassos Manolis, answering a relevant question, said that "surely the Municipality we are avoiding, not that we have something with it, is Paralimni" explaining that the creation of a Municipality in the free province of Famagusta means "that Paralimni will produce about 7 - 8 Municipal Councilors out of the 9 in total that will exist ".
After saying that he sees even further, he wondered "after ten, twenty or even thirty years, how many thousands of inhabitants Paralimni will have and how many Municipal Councilors it will produce".
He continued "it is an issue that I am constantly thinking about and I consider it more correct and more logical to create a Municipality consisting of the Municipalities of Ayia Napa and Sotira and the Community of Liopetri" since, as he explained "almost all Liopetrites have shops and work in Ayia Napa, while with Sotira we are very loved and we estimate that this union will be better for everyone ".
Source: KYPE