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The Ministry of Interior announces that last Friday, 14 July 2023, a meeting of the Advisory Committee (AC) was held.) on the Management of Turkish Cypriot Properties, during which it was decided to promote the implementation of the Action Plan for Modernization and More Efficient Management of Mackenzie Land.
The meeting, which was chaired by the Minister of Interior Mr. Constantine Ioannou, as Guardian of Turkish Cypriot Properties, was attended by representatives of the Parliamentary Parties, Agricultural Organizations, the Pancyprian Refugee Union, as well as the General Confederation of Pancyprian Organizations of Craftsmen, Professionals and Shopkeepers, as members of the Committee.The meeting was held in the presence of the Mayor of Larnaca Mr. Andreas Vyra and representatives of the Larnaca District Administration, due to the nature of the issue. Specifically, the aim of the session was to approve an Action Plan for Modernization and More Effective Management of Land in the Mackenzie area prepared by the Ministry of Interior, in order to solve the chronic and complex problems concerning this area, such as the management and leasing of land, unauthorized urban developments, the illegal operation of guesthouses and leisure centres, as well as the introduction of a comprehensive framework to regulate the issues arising from the economic activity of the area. [*]Include leasing contracts with entrepreneurs who are active and have invested funds for the development of the premises, putting an end to distortions and illegal economic transactions. [*]They are in line with current economic realities, especially with regard to land rents. [*]They impose compliance with all the conditions that must be met in connection with the operation of leisure centres (planning and/or building permits, operating licences, etc.). [*] Allow for a significant inflow of revenue to the Guardians' Fund (in excess of one million per year), which will be used to help support displaced persons. [*]They involve the contractual involvement of the relevant Local Authority, through which adequate monitoring of developments will be ensured, while any revenue generated for the LA from the green spaces managed by it will be used exclusively for the purposes of development and upgrading projects in the Mackenzie area. [/LIST]
The implementation of the Action Plan is expected to contribute to the regulation of all outstanding issues that plague the area, including unregulated developments, while it will create the conditions for further development and upgrading of the economic and tourist activity of the area for the benefit of both the citizens of Larnaca and the refugee community.
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