The Kyrenia council organised a meeting with residents to discuss plans to restructure the town’s coastal landscape. At the meeting, which took place recently at the Dome Hotel, council officials asked residents to share their opinions and worries about the project.
The gathering was attended by Kyrenia council head Nidai Gungordu, Kyrenia assembly member Muharrem Aslan, other council members, civil society organisation and private construction sector representatives, as well as ordinary Kyrenia residents.
The project, which will cover the area between the Dome Hotel and the Tourism Office, is to include a 300 m2 green area, a 1,500 m2 square, a 350 m2 secondary square, a 250 m2 playground, two wooden piers of 320 m2 each, an observatory terrace with capacity for up to 200 people and a 180m-long jetty.
After council chief Gungordu and Kyrenia assembly member Aslan had made their opening addresses, the floor was given over to experts to further present the project and provide technical information.
Following the presentation of the project’s technical aspects, opportunity was given to the representatives of institutions and the people of Kyrenia to share their views and worries with the officials.
Gungordu stressed that the project is very important to him and the council, as “it will cover a part of the historical port of Kyrenia, the most important port of the Mediterranean”.
He said the project, which will unfold at what he called the “most important meeting point of the city” and the entrance of the port, will commence after the council had heard the responses and proposals of the people.
Gungordu noted that the coastal promenade project was the first project based on principles to be taking place in 42 years.
He added that he was happy because the coastal promenade project was also in compliance with the town’s blueprint which was being prepared.
Gungordu said that he strongly believed the development will become a point of reference, not only for the city, but also for the whole of the island, and thanked the participants for attending the meeting and sharing their views.
