The Municipality of Geroskipou informs the public that the Municipal offices and cash desk will remain closed from Good Friday, 22 April, until Easter Tuesday, 26 April 2022.

Tomorrow, Maundy Thursday, 21 April, the Municipal offices and cash desk will remain open until 13.00.

The Municipality’s essential services will operate as normal.

The Acting Mayor, the Members of the Municipal Council and the staff of the Municipality of Geroskipou wish you a Happy Easter!

The Municipality of Geroskipou has drawn up a rich and varied programme of events to celebrate Easter together with its residents, as well as with those of the wider area.

The programme of events “Easter 2022 in Geroskipou”, which begins on 22 and concludes on 26 April, includes, among other things, music and dance performances, Easter games and sports competitions, always combined with the traditional customs of Easter.

The Municipality of Geroskipou invites the residents of Geroskipou, as well as those of the wider area, to support the Easter Events, both through their active participation in the various events and through their attendance at them.

For more information, the public may contact the Cultural Service of the Municipality of Geroskipou (tel. 26 960 857, 26 960 867).

THE MUNICIPALITY OF GEROSKIPOU ANNOUNCES THAT TODAY, 04/03/2022, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS.

THE MUNICIPALITY OF GEROSKIPOU APOLOGISES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, ASKS FOR THE PUBLIC’S UNDERSTANDING AND URGES THAT, FOR IMPORTANT MATTERS, YOU CALL 26960745 & 26960772 FOR ASSISTANCE.

PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE THROUGH THE PAGE: www.jccsmart.com

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATION ON TUESDAY 08/03/2022.

The fourth lecture of the 18^th Year of the «Ierokipeion Free University in Paphos» took place last Friday, 25 February 2022, in the Events Hall of the Geroskipou Multipurpose Centre.

The speaker of the highly interesting lecture, «Climate Change, Green Development, Circular Economy», was Business Consultant Panikos Trakkidis.

After the lecture, a discussion followed with the participation of the audience.

The Municipality of Geroskipou supports the campaign organised by the Republic of Cyprus to collect humanitarian aid and send it to Ukraine. For this purpose, dry food items such as canned goods (of all kinds), cereals, rusks, biscuits/crackers, all-purpose flour, and milk powder for children/baby food (not in liquid form) will be collected at the entrance of the Geroskipou Municipal Hall.

The Municipality of Geroskipou calls on its residents to contribute their donations to the overall effort.

The Municipality of Geroskipou, as part of its social contribution and with the primary aim of providing tangible support to students, is announcing a number of scholarships – grants for the 2021-2022 academic year.

The main criteria for selecting scholarship recipients are:

• Resident of Geroskipou
• Exemplary conduct
• Clean criminal record
• Secondary school leaving certificate grade of 18.5/20 or above.
• Fulfilment of military obligations before submitting the application, or exemption or deferment.
• Certificate of year of study at the Universities of Cyprus, at higher education institutions in Greece or in another country.
• Maximum gross family income of €35,000 (father – mother).
• In the case of a large family (4 or more dependent children), the income limit is increased by €1,000 for each child.
• Attendance must be regular, continuous and not remote.

Applications may be submitted until 14 March 2022 at 2.00 p.m. For any information and application forms, you may contact the Records Office (tel. 26 962 324) or the Cultural Service of the Municipality of Geroskipou (tel. 26 960 857). The application forms are available at the link below and under the “APPLICATIONS” category

https://www.geroskipou.org.cy/documents/%ce%ad%ce%bd%cf%84%cf%85%cf%80%ce%b1-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%b1%cf%87%cf%8e%cf%81%ce%b7%cf%83%ce%b7-%cf%85%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%84%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%86%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82/

The fourth lecture of the 18^th Year of the “Ierokipeion Free University in Paphos” will take place next Friday, 25 February 2022 at 7.00 p.m., at the Events Hall of the Geroskipou Multipurpose Centre.

The speaker of the lecture, “Climate Change, Green Development, Circular Economy”, will be Business Consultant Panikos Trakkidis.

The lectures of the “Ierokipeion Free University” are open to the public and are broadcast live by Radio Pafos 93.7 and recorded by the University of Cyprus radio station UCYvoice 95.2. At the end of the presentations, the public, as well as the listeners of Radio Pafos, may take an active part in the discussion that follows.

Media sponsors: “Politis” newspaper, UCY Voice 95.2

Information: 22894305/ 26960857

At its meeting of 31/08/2021, the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Geroskipou decided that, as from the fourth quarter of 2021, that is from 01/10/2021, the water consumed at premises within the municipal boundaries will be billed on the basis of new, revised charges.

The revision of the water sale charges has become necessary because, by decision of the Council of Ministers dated 09/06/2021, the sale price of potable water supplied by the Paphos Government Water Supply System to the Local Water Supply Authorities (Municipal and Community Councils) of the wider Paphos area was revised. This revision concerns an increase in the charges from €0.64/cubic metre to €0.82/cubic metre and aims to ensure compliance with National and European legislation on the application of a uniform price for the supply of potable water from Government Water Works.

The new water charges reflect the cost of the Water Supply Department of the Municipality of Geroskipou in serving every category of consumer, without one type of use being subsidised by another, and provide for incentives to users to use water efficiently and responsibly. The new charges include the environmental and resource depletion levy.

Consumers are urged to use water sparingly and to limit its use to their strictly necessary activities, in order to reduce the water consumption at their premises and to avoid high charges.

The water charges are set out in detail in the tables below.

Other Important Information

• The consumer bears sole responsibility for the good condition and maintenance of the plumbing installation beyond the water meter. They are also responsible for any overconsumption recorded, whether due to a leak in the installation beyond the water meter or for any other reasons.

• For timely prevention and to avoid wasting water and being overcharged, the Municipality recommends that consumers regularly check their plumbing installations and regularly monitor their water meter reading.

• Objections to Water Supply charges are accepted only after completion of the special form available at the Municipality’s Finance Department. In order to be examined, all objections must be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents (e.g. an EAC statement for an uninhabited residence, a plumber’s certificate for the repair of a fault, etc.). Objections that are not fully substantiated will not be accepted.

• In the event of overdue debts, the Municipality will carry out disconnections of water meters without any further notice. Reconnection of the water meter will require full settlement of the overdue debts, as well as the water meter reconnection charge, currently set at €20 plus VAT.

• Under Article 134 of the Municipalities Law, on 31^st December of each year a surcharge of 10% is imposed on overdue Water Supply debts.

On behalf of the Municipality of Geroskipou