2024-04-21 18:26:19
“Fast-track” changes to the coastal zone of Pamvotida are brought by law 5092/24 entitled “Terms for the utilization of public property in coastal areas and other provisions”, which was published in the Official Gazette and has been in force since the beginning of March.
The new law concerns both the recognition of properties in the lakeside area, even after the red and yellow demarcation line, but also a number of other buildings and facilities, such as the KEKOP, Kyra – Frosiny, the nautical facilities and the facilities of the N. O.I, as well as the pedestrian-bicycle path project. And this is because, according to the law, “the definition or redefinition of an old beach does not affect rights in rem, which have been acquired or recognized by virtue of a notarial document or other public document, drawn up in a time prior to the definition or the ownership and possession of immovable assets which have been transferred to ET.A.D. SA”. It is noted that the law concerns banks, riparian zones, water element, bottom and the subsoil of the bottom of the sea, lagoon, lake and navigable river bed.
Especially with regard to the pedestrian-bicycle path project, in 2022 the Municipality of Ioannito initiated forced expropriation procedures, with the owners appealing to the Council of State. However, the interpretative circular of the law, issued on April 1, notes the process by which the existence of a right in rem is recognized by the Land Office. The Real Estate Services, after examining the submitted documents and finding that the conditions are met, take the necessary actions, so that the old seashores registered in the registers of public estates are deleted, if real rights of private individuals are proven. “Consequently, for the above cases, the State refrains from bringing lawsuits and for the lawsuits brought, the pending trials are abolished. It is noted that for the proof of the right in rem, public documents are presented, which prove the existence of the right”, it is stated.
P. Kolokas shared responsibilities
Pantelis Kolokas, the head of the municipal faction “Yannena – Beautiful City”, spoke for a prescribed development, but also a justification of the owners in the area of Matsikas, Amphithea, Loggades, in a press conference he gave, stressing that he had highlighted the issue as early as 2019, when the pedestrian-bicycle path was planned, in order not to waste either funds or time, but also to find a mutually acceptable solution. He attributed responsibility to the previous, but also to the current municipal authority, in whose previous term the planning was done, for the possible loss of 12 million euros of the project.
“We were not listened to, but on the contrary we were criticized and attacked”, noted Mr. Kolokas, while referring to “tramps”, which may arise in Kyra-Frosiny, with a claim for compensation from the lessor, in KEKOP and the nautical facilities.
In fact, regarding the pedestrian and bicycle path, when asked about it, he noted that since the 12 million euros, for which the government and the prime minister himself committed, remain available to the municipality, the redesigning process should be started immediately by the Municipality of Ioannita and the Region Epirus, in consultation with the owners, who, as he mentioned, will continue the case at the Supreme Court, until the final settlement of the issue.
From the side of the Municipality of Ioannito there is currently no official reaction, however the matter is known to the technical and legal service, which are examining all the parameters regarding both the pedestrian-bicycle path project and the municipal properties.