Filenews 15 November 2022 - by Dora Christodoulou
In full swing is the planning and study by the Municipality of Paphos and the Ports Authority for changes that will be implemented in the land area of the port of Kato Paphos, in the context of wider renovations and landscaping promoted by the Municipal Authority for the entire coastal front in the area of the harbour. Exclusive information supplied to "F" states that at the heart of the processes being promoted for the port is once again the movement of the table seats of the catering companies, a fact that, as we are already informed, is causing reactions in business circles.
On the basis of this information, the bodies responsible for the land area, namely the Ports Authority and the Municipality of Pafos, seem to favour the transfer of all tables and chairs from the sea side to the side of the shop facades, in order to free up the coastal front for pedestrians and to create a passage lane between the areas where the table seats and the facades of the buildings are placed. In order to achieve this goal, although nothing has yet been properly communicated to the interested parties, it seems that the metal constructions-boxes that have already been placed in the area and which have caused strong reactions for their aesthetics will be "mobilized".
However, the fact that in recent years the table seats of businesses practically do not occupy land space on the sea side, since platforms have been created on columns in the sea, raises questions. Active in the area, they wonder whether these spaces will be dismantled or remain unused in the event of a decision to move the table seats to the side opposite to the buildings. The plans for the port, according to our revealing information, indicate that in addition to the aforementioned aspect, they will also promote the unified image of the facades of the buildings, defining single protective structures during the winter months, single signs and urban equipment.
