Conflicting opinions as to how long the riot police will stay in Lefkimmi
waste management
05 Aug 2018
/ 06:30
CORFU. There may not have been white smoke coming from the Town Hall chimney but Spyros Aspiotis emerged from the Mayor΄s office looking good following a long discussion with Kostas Nikolouzos.
The Mayor told Enimerosi that he hadn't accepted Mr. Aspiotis' resignation after all, and so he remains in charge of the Municipal Cleansing Services. In any case, the Mayor retains overall responsibility for the revised plan for refuse collection which was recently approved by the town council.
Waste transfer completed
As regards the landfills in Temploni and Lefkimmi, according to authoritative information from Temploni on Friday 3rd, the transfer of 8,000 tons of waste bales to Lefkimmi should have been completed within the next 24 hours - within the limits set when the temporary licence was granted.
What will happen with the riot police (MAT)?
It still remains unknown if and when anything will change as regards the cordoning off of a section of the main road and limited access to the area adjoining the landfill in Lefkimmi - leading to ongoing protests from local residents.
Leaving or not leaving?
According to local authority sources, the completion of the operation to transfer waste bales to Lefkimmi should lead to the re-opening of all sections of the main road to traffic - and perhaps limiting the police presence in the area. However, according to police sources, this has neither been discussed nor requested yet. The presence of the MAT is to safeguard public property which has repeatedly been vandalised in the past. The same sources say that it still remains for the damage to be repaired and the facility to be upgraded in order to obtain a licence to operate as a residue landfill - it is estimated that this will take until the end of September. How long the police remain is directly linked to these developments.
Waste transfer completed
As regards the landfills in Temploni and Lefkimmi, according to authoritative information from Temploni on Friday 3rd, the transfer of 8,000 tons of waste bales to Lefkimmi should have been completed within the next 24 hours - within the limits set when the temporary licence was granted.
What will happen with the riot police (MAT)?
It still remains unknown if and when anything will change as regards the cordoning off of a section of the main road and limited access to the area adjoining the landfill in Lefkimmi - leading to ongoing protests from local residents.
Leaving or not leaving?
According to local authority sources, the completion of the operation to transfer waste bales to Lefkimmi should lead to the re-opening of all sections of the main road to traffic - and perhaps limiting the police presence in the area. However, according to police sources, this has neither been discussed nor requested yet. The presence of the MAT is to safeguard public property which has repeatedly been vandalised in the past. The same sources say that it still remains for the damage to be repaired and the facility to be upgraded in order to obtain a licence to operate as a residue landfill - it is estimated that this will take until the end of September. How long the police remain is directly linked to these developments.
