The municipality of Kythira released on Friday, February 19, Press Release, in which he essentially retracts his recent a decision of the Committee on Internal Property, regarding the lease of the Spilias in Chytra.
The text clearly reflects an attempt to gloss over the ethical lapse in the decision by invoking the Commission’s transparent operating procedures. However, no official body or public figure on the island has raised the issue of a lack of transparency. Unless, of course, the mayor is responding—even in this manner—to the very allegations he is making. In his post yesterday, Mr. Spyros Kasimatis.
Furthermore, no one has claimed—or even «suggested,» as the statement puts it—that «Certain attractions or public spaces have become a sort of “property” of those who have been promoting, developing, or commercially exploiting them for years.» And this is also true in the case of Spyrou for the pot. No one “designated” him as the owner of the cave. Not informally, not legally, not irregularly. Not even «in a peculiar way,» as the Municipality implies..
It is clear that the author of the text is trying to dispel the the prevailing sentiment of disapproval among the vast majority of Tsirigotans toward the decision, by creating a scapegoat within a part of herself, to which she vaguely attributes for the missteps that arise in her emotions, which she then goes on to suppress by invoking the provisions of the law.
Let us reiterate here that No one from Kythira accuses the Commission or its chair of acting unlawfully or lacking transparency. For the overwhelming majority of them speak out against unethical behavior. What is lawful is not necessarily ethical. Nor does it imply a lack of transparency. Unless, of course, there are grounds for a lack of transparency. We hope that the Commission’s disclosure (which the Municipality, rather than the Commission, deemed it its duty to announce) ’of its projects, actions, and actual revenues,« an end will be put to the speculation surrounding what is not true about the Committee. Which the Municipality deems appropriate to let hang in the air like a firework, content to merely cite malicious third-party references to a »goose that lays golden eggs.«.
It is a mystery. Hasn't the Kythira Local Property Commission published its financial statements to date?; Was there ever, at any given moment, even a hint of a lack of transparency that would have forced the Municipality to announce in advance the release of new financial data by a committee, regarding which, as he himself The Municipality considers it necessary to state in the introductory section of its announcement that «it has no right of management»;
Since, therefore, it has no right to manage it, How does it undertake to report its financial data itself?; Why this rush to dismiss «the occasional complaints and accusations leveled against Egchorio (by some of its “usual suspects and opponents,” whom it does not name)»?»; ? And especially regarding an issue whose scope has been addressed only from a moral standpoint?;
A malicious person might claim that he himself The Municipality is inadvertently throwing a wrench in the works of the Committee—for which it has proclaimed itself the self-appointed savior through this (announcement)—by raising the issue of a lack of transparency itself. Only him. As we said, Ordinary people are calling on the Commission to address the ethical aspects of the "Chytra" scandal, that is, for the its operations and those of the president her knowledge of the subject. Nothing else.
But, in any case, everyone would like the Commission to publish detailed data on actions and actual revenue, since, as the Municipality’s press release informs us, there is also a question of its sustainability, with its very existence at risk. Question. Does the Commission's financial viability depend entirely on the rent it charges Spiros?; So, let’s assume that its expenses have recently increased. Expenses that, for the most part, are certainly related to projects that benefit the residents of Tsirigo, in whose name and interest its actions and projects are planned and implemented. This is yet another reason for the well-meaning residents of Kythira to await the publication of the Committee’s financial data.
Before that happens, however, the well-meaning people of Kythira themselves will retain the right to consider the leasing of the Chytra Cave by the Local Committee a moral transgression. And the skeptical residents of Kythira will also have every right to hold accountable on this very issue both the municipal authority as well as the mayor Personally, since they are acting on behalf of an entity that they are not authorized to manage. Even if they are represented in it. One way or the other.
In general, the spirit and tone of the announcement suggest a a frantic, almost desperate effort to craft the hagiography of a Committee, a specific decision by which sparked a storm of reactions (something that was unnecessary, since no one had accused it of anything so serious until now). And this is being attempted, either through demonization of institutions (the Greek government, which offers nothing to the rest of the country), or with reference to national issues as well (The general and vague reference to an external threat is a simple and tried-and-true tactic for diverting attention from the substance of the internal issue; at the same time, it also serves to rally people together), or, of course, through accusations leveled against internal enemies who are not named, but who are always at war with us, mocking us, slandering us. And in the end, we always defeat them.
In any case, the author of the text deems it appropriate to level vague accusations of a moral nature (just as the issue of the pot is of a moral nature), which he then refutes himself, before launching a counterattack by extolling the deeds and achievements of a committee of which he presents himself as a champion. But he seems more like an apologist. For reasons known only to him.
We don't know how this particular story will end. The conclusion of the announcement, however, suggests that The municipality is taking on the difficult task of «changing course» on behalf of the Commission, following the general outcry for her decision. The announcement states, therefore, that the Commission «has not issued a call for bids for the auction of the Chytra Cave,» naturally taking into account the prevailing sentiment in the local community (we must always factor in the political cost).
Of course, the last paragraph also constitutes a majestic cubism. How else can you describe the transformation of official decision of the Commission «her intention to impose certain conditions on the commercial exploitation of the Cave»; ? Intentions are one thing; official decisions are another. And the City knows this very well. His final reference to an ongoing process—the context of which will be determined by a wide variety of factors—is not enough to dispel these impressions. Because, for better or worse, The judgment of the people is always infallible. And the people's judgment is shaped by people's projects and actions who have demonstrated in practice that they care deeply about the common good. Such as, by a certain Spyros Kasimatis. The one from Chytra. As far as he is concerned, there is no need for anyone to invoke the saying «Verba volant, scripta manent».
Edited by Kythera.news
