Mayor continues quest to spruce up Paphos

The mayor of Paphos is continuing his quest to change the ‘face’ of Paphos, with all sorts of upgrading works taking place across the town.

Posting on social media, Phedonas Phedonos, announced that a contract to renovate another ‘hani’ in Paphos old town is proceeding with the complete renovation and reuse of “Chania tis Agora”, on Fellachoglou Street, he said.

Phedonos signed an agreement with the contractor Agagrand Construction Ltd for the execution of the project, with a total cost of €161,500 within a three-month timeframe.

“After the impressive renovation of the Hani of Ibrahim and the rest of the works executed in the area, the new project of the renovation and reuse of the Hani Agora will contribute even more to highlighting and beautifying the historic shopping centre of Paphos, while giving further incentive for commercial traffic in the area,” he said.

“Hani Agora,” is one of the four inns that operated in Paphos around 150 years ago to serve travellers who spent the night in the town on their way to the other districts.

The aim of the municipality of Paphos is to proceed with the renovation of another hani, located next to Thermopylon Street, he added. This will begin soon, he said.

Also underway, according to Phedonos, is the upgrading of a parking area in the centre of the old town and the creation of a new large square and playgound next to a central church.

“We will highlight Paphos as the most beautiful city centre. We are creating a new large square and a playground with lots of playground equipment. Paphos is changing,” he concluded with his popular catchphrase.

In addition, the municipality proceeded with asphalt and paving works over the weekend.

The mayor said that the municipality has a plan for resurfacing all Paphos so that they are in a good condition with a team of technicians currently making relevant assessments.

He acknowledged that many of the town’s roads are facing problems due to potholes and poor road surfaces. Not all roads can be resurfaced at this stage and priority will be given to those that have the biggest issues.

The mayor also posted photographs of public and private dumps, including old furniture and machinery, that has been stored or dumped and is now being cleared by the municipality to help to create a better environment and a cleaner ‘face’ for the town.

“There is also this in Paphos,” he said alongside photographs of the piles of rubbish. “But we will do this all in collaboration with the people of the city and we work together. Paphos is changing!”