Skopelosnews had a talk on Wednesday with mayor Christos Vasiloudis after hearing about money being given to Skopelos for repairs of roads and ports. Because we did not hear the information directly from somebody in the municipality we decided to get the news from the mayor himself.
The following is happening. Skopelos has received 1 million euro from the ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. With this money research by engineers is ongoing to pinpoint the various problems and how exactly repairs can be done on the roads/areas of Stafylos, Limnonari, Agnondas and the roads to the monasteries of Evangelistra and Prodomos.
The research reports have to be in by the 15th of February and after that the work will be assigned to a company that has won the bid/auction. Hopefully the work will be finished by the end of June 2016 the mayor told us.
The ministry of Marine and Island Policy has given another million euro for the ports of Skopelos and Agnondas. The research for the port of Skopelos is ready, they are waiting for the research for the port of Agnondas. After that the work again will be assigned to a company that has won the bid/auction. Again here, the mayor hopes the work will be finished by the end of June 2016.
The last research project that is taken place is for the flood protection of the area that was flooded on the 22nd of September. At present there are no funds available yet for the work that needs to be done. This is a big project. The mayor and the council members are working hard to get money for this work also.
And what’s the betting there’s a merry twinkle in the lights leading down to Milia beach? Obviously a very busy place, even at night in deep mid-winter.
Good news on the repairs. Lets hope the other funds needed are found soon.
All the lights down the road to Agios Anargiris are off. It’s pitch-black over here. Meanwhile, over in near-deserted Palio Klima, it continues to blaze!
Somebody needs to put a shilling in the meter
Actually, navigating mid-town en route to dinner with friends before Xmas, I was glad I had a pocket torch with me, as all the street lights were out there as well.
Here’s an off-topic puzzler for o dimarkos mas: why are the fancy Christmas lights and designer lampposts around the small square in Kastro blazing tonight, while the street lights in surrounding streets are all off and citizenry creeping around with torches? I’ve switched on a usually-redundant outdoor light to prevent neighbours breaking a leg, or worse.
great to hear
Good news! 👍👍👍