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Our adventures in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus continue....
  
This morning, Michael and went down town to seek advice from a local solicitor. There are a total of four houses being built, one on the opposite side of our road a little further towards the main road and a further three in the fields opposite Michael and Barbara. Now the building of the houses is not the issue, we had always expected that the land opposite would one day be sold, but the problem lies in the total unsuitability of the unmade track down to our properties.
Some of you may recall that when we had the telephones laid on some 12 months ago, it had cost us a total of £3,000, to have trenches dug, pipes laid, telepho
ne inspection pits built, every 50 metres and the council had taken advantage and laid their water pipes down the self same trench. At no time has any attempt been made by the council to complete the roads by laying asphalt, probably due to lack of funds. Now huge great lorries full of sand and gravel are coming down this track. The first thing to go was our telephone logger cover, followed rapidly by the council water connection pit.
We had been up to the council offices on three previous occasions and discussed this potential problem, but they don't seem to care too much and say there are many damaged road problems, because of all the building. The road does belong to the council and they say they will get the builder to repair, or repair themselves and then charge the builder, but they would never say when or take preventative action. Back to the old saying "This is Cyprus", meantime we are in danger of losing our phone connections etc, hence the visit to seek advice. It seems we have to write to the council and send the letter recorded delivery, to force a response and hopefully some action. Once again - Watch this space!
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