Representatives of caterers sent an urgent letter to the vice-president of the Municipality of Budva Jasni Dokic stating that they are ready for a compromise solution, otherwise, since the decision of the local administration prohibited them from broadcasting music on the terraces in and around the Old Town, they threatened to block the access to the oldest part of Budva.
On the eve of the May Day holidays, when the big carnival and the official start of the summer season, during which thousands of guests are expected to arrive, restaurateurs in the Old Town, as well as in the contact zone, were ordered to remove loudspeakers from their terraces, because otherwise the Municipal Police and the inspection will impose fines of up to 1.000 euros.
"On the basis of the Decision on Communal Rules of the Municipality of Budva, it is prohibited to install music reproduction devices with sound boxes outside the business premises, as well as inside the premises and buildings in the Old Town area. Article 79, paragraph 1, point 67 of this Decision prescribes a fine in the amount of 1.000 euros. If you do not respect the above-mentioned ban, the Municipal Inspection and the Municipal Police will undertake actions and measures within their competence", it is stated in the notice published by "Vijesti" the day before yesterday.
The restaurateurs, as stated in the letter that "Vijesti" had access to, point out that the decision on communal order is not in accordance with the law.
"We are addressing you regarding the issue of training and the Decision on communal order, which we believe is not in accordance with the law. On this occasion, we had a meeting at your place and we hoped to reach an agreement with the representatives of the Local Community "Stari grad". Given that we are kept in suspense and we honestly have little hope that we will find a compromise, we are hereby informing you that we will have to take radical measures to defend our rights", warn the restaurateurs.
They state, apostrophizing the Local Community again, that "despite all the good will on our part to find a compromise and resolve some of our disagreements and continue doing business as good neighbors, we do not see the will on their part to reach an agreement".
"Representatives of Budva restaurateurs agree to find an agreement and are of the opinion that the cancellation of music will completely affect both the business of all of us, as well as the tourist offer of the city. Not by our will, but by theirs, we are forced to, as least as we wish, take radical measures, which will include the blocking of roads and public, media calling out all the irregularities that they are doing and devastating the Old Town, as well as the work of communal inspectors who selectively enforce the law. We sincerely hope that you will come to meet us and try once more to solve the problem to mutual satisfaction", the restaurateurs conclude in the letter.
The current government is led by the President of the Municipal Assembly Nikola Jovanović, even a month and a half ago, she boasted that she reached an agreement with the representatives of the "Stari Grad" Local Community Council, and that the noise problem will be solved, and that locality will be a quiet zone in the true sense, as prescribed.
That the city authorities are determined to implement the intention to ban the broadcasting of music on the terraces of catering facilities was clear at the first meeting of the Coordination Body for the preparation of the season, when Jovanović said that the Municipality of Budva had solved the noise problem in the contact zone of the Old Town this year, and that it will be forbidden to perform music outdoors, for which the Communal Police and Inspection received clear instructions.
The Vice-President of the Municipality, Jasna Dokić, said then that what they agreed with the representatives of the "Stari Grad" Municipal Council will be respected, because otherwise the Municipal Police will act in accordance with the law.
The municipality extended the playing of music until two hours after midnight
The Tourist Organization of Budva announced yesterday, in anticipation of the carnival festivities, that on the occasion of the 21st International Budva Carnival, in the period from Monday, April 29, to Wednesday, May 1, the Tourist Organization received a decision from the Municipality of Budva to extend the broadcast outdoor music until 2 a.m.
"Budva restaurateurs who want to extend working hours in their catering establishments until 2:XNUMX am are also obliged to submit a request to the Municipality of Budva, the Secretariat for Economy, in order to obtain a decision on extending the music in the catering establishment itself," the notification reads.
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