Rađenović: We are advocating respect for the Law, no permit has been issued for the performance of live music on the territory of Budva

The decision of the Municipality of Budva declaring the Old Town of Budva a quiet zone and the Law on Tourism are in conflict.

This, among other things, was said in Colors of the Morning by Ljubomir Rađenović from the Local Community of Gospoština.

Residents of the Old Town are trying to solve the existing noise problem in cooperation with the Communal Police and the innkeepers.

Rađenović states that they advocate compliance with the law and that they are absolutely satisfied with the legal framework that should be respected.

"The restaurateurs from whose establishments the problem was noted had a different argument and said that they did not like the legal solutions and that the 65 decibels prescribed by the Law on Tourism is low," said Radjenović.

He points out that in January 2019, the Municipality made a decision declaring the Old Town a quiet zone, which means that noise during the day should not exceed 40 decibels, and 35 in the evening.

"The Law on Tourism defines that the noise level at three meters from the catering facility can be up to 65 decibels. We, as citizens and representatives of the Ministry of Health, have agreed to adhere to the Law and have given our wholehearted help to comply with it and develop the awareness of the restaurateurs," he says. Radjenovic.

He adds that during the six meetings they came to something they did not know, because as he says, the core of the problem is not only in the Communal Police, which cannot enforce order.

"It is already in the process of issuing a work permit, where we also have legal regulations. In the territory of Budva, there are 16 submitted requests for the issuance of a permit for performing live music, and you do not have a single issued permit. Another problem is that we have terraces located in places where it is not intended".

They are asking the Communal Inspection to ask the 12-20 contested premises of Budvi to present a report on noise limiters.

"From the Municipality, we only and exclusively communicate with the Municipal Police. We need strong institutional support for such an important issue, we as citizens cannot implement the Law without the support of the authorities. At the last meeting, we came to the conclusion that we no longer have support in the local self-government and addressed We are with several ministries, the Ministry of Economy and Tourism, and we expect support from them as well," said Rađenović.