"Through this particular housing policy I want to hope that the revitalization of our communities will gradually take shape," said Minister of Interior Mr. Nikos Nouris, during his visit to Omodos, noting that in addition to the Government's other plans, promising prospects are being created for the Cypriot countryside.
For the most lavish housing project that went out in the countryside and in the world on the part of the state, spoke for his part, the Mayor of Omodos, Mr. Eugenios Michael.
The Minister of Interior, after briefing representatives of the Local Authorities of Western Limassol (Krasochoria), at the Omodos Conference Centre, on the Revised Housing Plans and Allowances, announced on 21 March 2022, said in his statements to journalists that the forays into the Cypriot countryside are continuing.
"I had the opportunity to cover the communities of West Limassol here in Omodos, where there was an extremely constructive discussion and presentation of the government's housing policy and other plans," the Minister said. He stressed that what is important is "to hear the comments of the community leaders and representatives of the local communities, along with our fellow MPs who accompanied us, on all that our plans cover, and more."
"I just want to remind you that in addition to the generous plans, which are designed and aimed at addressing homelessness, at revitalizing our countryside, we are here to listen to the people who are experiencing first-hand these particular problems and certainly, as we did last year, to enrich the new plans in the coming year by further improving these specific provisions," the Minister said.
"I feel that already the specific plans have been embraced and the first application submissions are extremely promising and are in line with what we had heard," he said. He stressed that "the improvements are such that they potentially present us with the one problem: dealing with appropriations, which despite the fact that we have tripled them this year may prove to be insufficient in the face of the high demand we hope there will be for the projects."
"I hope that the revitalisation of our communities will gradually take shape through this particular housing policy and of course through all the other plans that the government has taken care to announce, which create exactly these promising prospects for the Cypriot countryside and especially for the mountainous areas and the outermost mountainous areas where we are here today," the Minister concluded.
For his part, Commune Chief Omodos, in his remarks, thanked the Minister of Interior for coming, he said, "to brief us on the new housing policy programmes". He pointed out that just a year ago he was here again, where several problems in last year's application process were pointed out. "We are happy to see today that almost all the problems that existed have been implemented and at the same time the state amount has increased, almost tripled."
He noted that " we have to say the good things. That as we speak today, this is the most lavish housing scheme that has gone out to the countryside and the world on the part of our state."
In closing, Mr. Michael thanked the Ministry of Commerce for the briefing that was given regarding the other programs that are involved and the various other measures, as well as the support for the mountain communities, the plan which he said was enriched this year to subsidize workers who live in the countryside and work in the cities or anywhere else.
(EFYs)
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