Nikica Purlija, DPS councilor in the Bar Municipality Assembly, said that the construction of the LNG terminal, which has been accompanied by complete lack of transparency until now, as she claims, would shut down tourism in Bar, a city that has great potential for further tourism development.
In a statement delivered to the media, she pointed out that unfortunately political, party and personal interests prevailed over the interests of the citizens, but that there were more than enough of them in the Bar parliament yesterday to send a message to the institutions that the voice of the citizens must be respected.
"Decisions of key importance for the city and the citizens of Bar must in no case be the subject of political divisions, but on the contrary, must be the subject of political unity of all subjects in the interest of the future of our city and future generations, because we are all elected representatives of the citizens, not that we satisfy the interests of the party, but the interests of the citizens," said Purlija.
She pointed out that making decisions on the construction of an LNG terminal and a gas power plant or any other project that has a negative impact on people's lives and the environment should not be a policy for the future development of the city and the state.
"The citizens of Bar made it clear at the public debate that they do not want projects in their city that threaten their health and the environment, and this must be respected. The draft of the Spatial Plan of Montenegro at the debate in Bar was not approved by the citizens, who clearly expressed their negative opinions, and the attitude of the Plan developer, who also expressed a negative attitude towards such a project, has a special weight. It is obvious that professional people better and stronger defend the interests of the citizens of Bar, than those councilors and deputies who, for the sake of party interests, go against the will of the citizens , and perhaps against their personal will, they support this project," said the councilor of DPS.
She believes that Montenegro has enough potential that it should be proud of and that we should all valorize additionally, and they relate primarily to the development of tourism.
"Even the rich countries of the world have reoriented their development from the production of oil derivatives to tourism, as a key branch of state development. The construction of LNG terminals, which has been accompanied by complete non-transparency until now, would extinguish tourism in a city that has great potential for further tourism development. We should strive for Bar to become a cruising destination, for the capacities of the Port of Bar to be valorized in another way, and not with natural gas storage, a gas power plant, ammonium nitrate, copper concentrate and other goods harmful to citizens and the environment," said Purlija.
When it comes to the construction of the highway through Crmnica, the DPS councilor said that the remarks of the people of Crmnica were clear and unambiguous.
"We all support the construction of the highway, because traffic is a strategic branch of the development of our city and the Port of Bar, but we must respect the demands and attitudes of the people of Crmni, that the route of the road must not endanger entire villages, households, cultural and historical heritage, water sources that supply a large part of the city "The authorities must partially move the route of the road through the elaboration of the conceptual solution, so that we create the possibility of development for these villages in Crmnica, rather than the disappearance and devastation," she pointed out.
"Although yesterday there was no common and unified position of all representatives of the citizens in the Bar parliament, there were more than enough of us to send a clear message to the institutions that the voice of the citizens must be respected. , political and party interests and personal political ambitions prevailed, which they put before the interests of the citizens. I honestly think that it was against even their will and opinion, that somewhere deep inside they felt shame towards the citizens of Bar who gave them support, but it is very important for them to know that the party leaders will respect and appreciate them more if they have their position and state it clearly," concluded Purlija.
Bonus video:
