Iasmos Mayor presents 2024 report: Year of financial recovery and measured growth
Mayor Caner İmam delivered his annual performance report for 2024 at the newly renovated council chamber housed in the historic former municipal school in Iasmos. The building is set to become the new municipal headquarters, improving services for residents.
🧾 Financial Health and Debt Reduction
At the end of 2023, the municipality owed €2.195 million to third parties, €535,590 to the public power utility (DEH), and held €231,070 in disputed claims lacking authorization documents—totaling €2.596 million.
Over 2024, debts were reduced by €863,572, bringing total liabilities down to €1.486 million, with unresolved claims at €1.886 million.
The municipality regained full tax and social security compliance, enabling access to funding and restoring financial stability.
📈 Priorities Moving Forward
Mayor İmam outlined several strategic goals:
- Further debt reduction.
- Increased revenue through better utilization of municipal assets.
- Securing infrastructure, education, and energy funding.
- Improving collection efficiency to exceed 40% financial autonomy, allowing greater municipal policy flexibility.
💧 Infrastructure Projects Completed
Flood and fire prevention: Built concrete drainage in Polyantho; cleaned streams and maintained firebreak vegetation zones.
Water network upgrades: Installed digital meters and leak detection (€3.54 million project); revived irrigation wells in multiple villages; extended irrigation networks; secured water usage permits; rehabilitated water tanks.
Electrification via green initiatives: Joined the Apollon energy community; ordered eight electric vehicles.
Road and animal welfare improvements: Repaired rural roads; resurfaced dangerous routes; regularized stray animal sterilization and awareness campaigns; opened a municipal veterinary clinic.
Public buildings: Renovated municipal kindergarten (Energy Fund–Green Fund); commissioned a new municipal hall; reactivated the Philharmonic and Children’s Music Center; upgraded water sprinkler networks in stadium.
Personnel and services: Rehired eight county workers and 20 DEMOSPA staff; strengthened in-house technical maintenance and fleet operation; digitalized administrative procedures; reduced fees by 50% for families with disabilities.
🏫 Education and Community Programs
Supported local schools with maintenance, insect control, and educational trips.
Introduced three Second Chance Education programs serving 60 adults; two additional classes planned for 2025.
Extended free meals program until 2027, added delivery vehicles, boosted home-care vehicle fleet.
Organized environmental awareness campaigns and cultural festivals, including the first official anniversary of Iasmos Liberty Day (October 6, 2024).
🗂️ Administrative & Planning Advances
Registered 60 unregistered municipal properties in the national Cadastre, saving €80,000.
Secured plans for redefinition of village boundaries and legal operation of the cultural center.
Advanced Phase B of the Local Urban Plan.
Year-round maintenance of cemeteries and third-party certified playground inspections; future playground construction underway.
Municipal office electronic services launched via the Greek Digital Government Portal.
Submitted proposal for a Day Care Centre for the Elderly to be completed in 2025.
✅ Conclusion
Mayor İmam described 2024 as a pivotal year of financial revitalization, stabilization, and gentle recovery, laying the foundation for a modern municipality prepared for future investment. He emphasized that progress has been achieved through unity, transparency, and responsibility, and pledged to continue advancing together with the citizens.
