After the meetings that KDI organized with the residents of the two villages of #Dragash and the municipal authorities, the latter have reflected reflecting on the demands of the citizens in the concrete plans of this municipality for the coming year.

The priorities of the residents of Brezne and Bellobrad that were made known to municipal officials in two meetings held two weeks ago have changed the plans of this municipality for these two locations and adapted according to the needs of the residents. Housing requirements have already been introduced into the budget plan for 2019 and mainly concern infrastructure investments.

The municipality of Dragash in the draft municipal budget for 2019 for the village of Bellobrad had foreseen the investments of 50 thousand euros for the renovation of the House of Culture as well as the work of open channels together with shutters and drainage with accompanying infrastructure. These priorities set by the municipal officials did not correspond to the priorities of the residents of this locality who requested that these budget funds planned for 2019 be directed to building an amphitheater with the village’s relocation object.

As for the residents of the village of Brezne, they were opposed to the planning by the officials for this site involving road intercourse and other infrastructure in the amount of 75 thousand euros as they did not see it as a priority. Residents have requested the expropriation of properties/parcels in order to implement the project to increase the space for the village cemeteries and to expropriate the properties / plots for construction of the sewage plant in this village. As a result of the residents’ requests, 30,000 euros are planned in the Municipal Budget Project 2019 for the expropriation of land/plots for the purpose of realizing two projects in this locality.