The mayor of Podgorica, Slavoljub Stijepović, said that Podgorica is a European city in all aspects, regardless of the fact that there are no theaters in all parts of the city.
Probably referring to St. Petersburg, which has not been called Leningrad since 1991, Stijepović added that he thinks that "the city of Leningrad certainly has theaters in several locations in the city."
"It would be really superfluous if Podgorica had a theater in every part of the city," said Stijepović. After almost an hour, Stijepović called to clarify his previous statement, stating that he wanted to say that when St. Petersburg was called Leningrad, it had 40 theaters.
Stijepović said that DPS president Milo Đukanović 'doesn't tell the municipal DPS how to develop Podgorica, but that at a recent meeting he praised the way they run the capital.
He said that they are investing in roads and water supply, and that they also implemented what was not planned in the program, such as the Mareza pumping station, the reconstruction of Petra Prlje Street...
During the discussion on the 2017 Podgorica space planning program, which was adopted by the Assembly, Mitar Vuković (Democrats) said that numerous projects promised by DPS have not been started. As he stated, this refers to the expansion of Ivan Vujošević Street, the construction of Vojislavljević Boulevard, the modernization of Ludvig Kuba and Bratonožićka Streets.
"Not a single item out of the 20 promised has been started, and there is still a year left until the end of your mandate," said Vuković.
Independent councilor Luka Rakčević assessed that the space in Podgorica is being exploited without any strategy.
"This was confirmed through the examples of the hotels "Crna Gora" and "Podgorica", the solitaire that is being built, through the Tabački bridge, the concreting of Ribnica, through the Kultura cinema. At work, we have a symbiosis of big capital and political elites who are building this city according to their market interests", said Rakčević.
Božidar Markuš (DPS) assessed that the city was built well and is recognizable, but that some mistakes were made that made a mockery of the city.
Zdenka Popović (Democrats) pointed out that the city developed only above ground, complaining that the time of the economic boom, when the city's budget was significantly larger, was not used to build fecal and storm sewers, a collector and roads.
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