With a particularly sharp announcement, the municipal faction «All Together, Kythera - Antikythera» goes on the counterattack and strongly criticizes the Municipal Authority, on the occasion of the budget debate and the accusations of responsibility in the City Council.
The opposition faction speaks of «complete collapse of the narrative» of the Mayor, denouncing a centralized, closed and purely communicative model of administration, which is characterized by the absence of meaningful dialogue, transparency and real participation.
The budget paradox: Same funds for 3,500 and 35 residents
Responding to the criticism for the «present» attitude, the party focuses on the serious distortions of the submitted budget, which, as it argues, «recycles the same large amounts for the second year» without including new projects and real development.
As the most typical example of the absence of planning and prioritisation, the communication mentions the equal allocation of 70,000 euros for the maintenance of the municipal property in both Kythera (with 3,500 inhabitants) and Antikythera (with 35 inhabitants). «When you treat the unequal as equal, you do not serve justice but create distortions. And everyone was asked to approve it without question or objection. This is not administration. It's enforcement.», it is noted.
Arrows to the majority councillors: He calls them «Muggletooths»
The statement sharply raises the tone regarding the attitude of the majority councillors during the meetings. The «All Together» party accuses them of a conscious choice of silence and avoidance of responsibility, stating that they rarely take a stand and are completely absent from the public debate. Indeed, it uses the heavy characterisation of the «Muggins», stressing that this passive attitude undermines the institutional role of the City Council itself.
In conclusion, the statement sends a clear message to the Municipal Authority, clarifying that the daily life of citizens does not change with press releases: «No matter how many attempts are made to target the opposition, the truth does not change. The problem is not the “present”. The problem is the administration. And it is being judged every day.».
Below is the bulletin:
«All Together, Kythera - Antikythera»
COLLAPSE OF THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY'S NARRATIVE
The Mayor continues to reproduce a narrative that has nothing to do with reality. He talks about «presence», «responsibility» and «cooperation», when he has chosen a model of governance without real dialogue, transparency and participation.
The truth is hard!
The City Council was presented with a budget to allocate the same amounts of money to areas with completely different scales and needs. A typical example is the 70,000 euro funds given equally to Kythera with 3,500 inhabitants and Antikythera with 35 inhabitants, relating to the maintenance of municipal property. This choice does not constitute balanced development, but demonstrates the lack of effective planning and prioritisation. When you treat unequal as equal, you do not serve justice but create distortions. And everyone was asked to approve it without questions, without objections, without any substantive position. This is not administration. It's enforcement..
The mayor talks about «phamfares» but avoids answering:
How many new projects?;
Where is the real growth?;
Where is the balanced support of all communities?;
For the second consecutive year, the budget recycles the same large amounts, creating a picture that does not reflect the real situation on the island.
And the most disturbing, the Municipal Authority operates with a group of councillors who rarely take a stand, do not intervene in a meaningful way and systematically avoid contributing to the public debate. In the City Council, during the debate, their voice was completely absent and there was no meaningful participation in the debate.
This attitude is not accidental, it points to a conscious choice of silence and avoidance of responsibility, an image reminiscent of what, in common perception, is described as «Muggothods». It is a choice that degrades the City Council and nullifies its institutional role.
This model of administration, centralized, closed and communicative, does not lead the island forward. On the contrary, it keeps it stagnant and deprives the younger generation of the opportunity to plan their future here.
The citizens are watching. They see the reality behind the announcements. They see that everyday life does not change with press releases.
And no matter how much they try to target the opposition, the truth does not change.
- The problem is not the «present».
- The problem is the administration.
And she is judged every day.
