Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Council Resolution This is the mayor of Aigina, Dimitrios Mourtzis, on the campaign trail for the October 2006 municipal elections in Greece. In 2003 Mr. Mourtzis, and a majority on the Municipal Council of Aigina supported the proposal of councillor Nektarios Koukoulis to take up the issue of aerosol spraying over the island. The Council voted to appoint an attorney " to file a suit against any party responsible for the conducting, according to press reports, of dangerous aerial spraying over Aigina in the framework of ongoing experiments for purposes of dealing with the greenhouse phenomenon. " Later, on legal advice, the Council decided not to proceed with investigation into the issue. Mr. Mourtzis has not made the spraying into an issue for his election campaign. Nor does he speak about it publicly. But who knows what he might decide to do in future? Particularly if requested to. Aigina Council Minutes HELLENIC REPUBLIC REGION OF ATTICA PREFECTURE OF PIRAEUS MUNICIPALITY OF AIGINA OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Address: C. Lada 1, Aigina Postal Code: 180 10 Tel: 2297022220 - 2297025588 FAX: 2297025099 cc: Maria Pityropoulou Aigina 12-6-2003 Protocol no: 5863 Region of Attica Regional General Directorateate of Local Government and Directorate of the Prefecture of Piraeus Local Government Department Evripidou 50, Piraeus 185 32 SUBJECT: Submission of Resolution 63/2003 of the Municipal Council Ref: Our file number 2464/14-5-2003 We forward you two copies, with certification of publication, of the resolution 63/2003 of the Municipal Council concerning " Appointment of an attorney to file a suit against any party responsible for the conducting, according to press reports, of dangerous aerial spraying over Aigina in the framework of ongoing experiments for purposes of dealing with the greenhouse phenomenon " and request appropriate action. DIMITRIOS MOURTZIS Mayor Notification: 1. Economic department 2. Office of Chairman of the Municipal Council 3. Mr. Nektarios Koukoulis, Municipal Councillor 4. Mrs. Iphigenia Margaris, Attorney Akadimias 34, Athens 106 72 with copies of the resolution for their information HELLENIC REPUBLIC REGION OF ATTICA PREFECTURE OF PIRAEUS MUNICIPALITY OF AIGINA OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION 63/2003 of the 14th session of 4-6-2003 In Aigina today Wednesday 4-6-2003 at 10 a.m. the Municipal Council met in session in the meeting room of the Council Chambers (C. Lada 1), at the legally issued summons 5190/29-5-2003 of its chairman the Mayor Dimitrios Mourtzis. Present at the meeting were: 1. Dimitrios Mourtzis, Mayor, in the Chair 2. Nektarios Kornarakis, Councillor, as member of the Council 3. Ioannis Tzitzis, Councillor, as member of the Council 4. Andreas Stratigos, Councillor, as member of the Council Absent: Anastasios Amafis, Councillor, as member of the Council The Council had a quorum, four members being present. Subject 9 Resolution 63/2003 " Appointment of an attorney to file a suit against any party responsible for the conducting, according to press reports, of dangerous aerial spraying over Aigina in the framework of ongoing experiments for purposes of dealing with the greenhouse phenomenon " . The Municipal Council discussed the above subject in accordance with the provisions of article 111 of the Municipal Code. Introducing the subject, the Chairman made the following statement: " At the Municipal Council meeting of 16-4-2003 there was discussion of a written question and motion submitted by the municipal councilor Mr. Nektarios Koukoulis on the subject of information published in the newspaper `Ethnos on Sunday' according to which - in the framework of experiments being carried out to deal with the greenhouse phenomenon - aerial spraying was carried out over Aigina with aluminium in combination with other chemical substances. " With its resolution 75/2003 the Municipal Council approved, by majority vote, resort to legal action against any party responsible for carrying out, according to information published in the press, aerial spraying dangerous to public health. The Council must attend today to the appointment of an attorney to file a suit on behalf of the Municipality. Taking into account all the abovementioned, and following related discussion, the Muncipal Council resolves UNANIMOUSLY To appoint the attorney Iphigenia Margaris to undertake the filing of a suit against any party responsible for the conducting, according to press reports, of dangerous aerial spraying over Aigina in the framework of ongoing experiments for purposes of dealing with the greenhouse phenomenon " . The expense will be covered by funds reserved in the 2003 Municipal Budget for payment of legal personnel The present document was compiled for purposes of authorizing such expenditure and is signed by: Chairman Members DIMITRIOS MOURTZIS NEKTARIOS KORNARAKIS IOANNIS TZITZIS ANDREAS STRATIGOS Home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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