345,000 euros for sports infrastructure
The Ministry of Sports will invest 345,000 euros in rehabilitation, adaptation, reconstruction of existing and construction of new sports infrastructure facilities in nine Montenegrin, mostly northern municipalities.
The presidents of the municipalities of Plužine, Andrijevica, Rožaje, Mojkovac, Šavnik, Žabljak, Petnjica and Ulcinj signed contracts on financing and co-financing of sports projects at the Ministry of Sports.
The contracts were also verified by the Government of Montenegro at the session today.
"Thanking the Ministry of Sports, they announced that their support will arrive at the right time, which, Minister Nikola Janović announced, will not be absent in the coming year either. Bearing in mind the fact that adequate sports infrastructure is a prerequisite for the development of both recreational and professional sports, the Ministry of Sports has been cooperating with local self-governments since its inception and continuously analyzes the state of sports infrastructure", announced the department of Nikola Janović.
The analysis of the current state of sports infrastructure in 17 local self-governments in Montenegro clearly showed that, as Janović explained, it is necessary to urgently invest in that area, starting with the rehabilitation and adaptation of sports fields and the construction of auxiliary rooms and changing rooms, up to the reconstruction and expansion tribune and procurement of sports props and equipment.
"Based on the above data, the Ministry of Sports has compiled a list of projects, taking into account their value in relation to the available budget of the Ministry of Sports, the importance of the project for sports subjects and the local population, balanced regional development and the connection of the project with tourism, health, environmental protection and energy efficiency. Also, a special focus was on municipalities that do not have sports infrastructure or that are in extremely poor condition. In the selection of project proposals, the Ministry of Sports also took into account the Regional Development Strategy of Montenegro for the period 2014-2020. in which, in the context of creating conditions for better valorization of the potential in the north of Montenegro, the development of sports and recreational tourism was also recognized", the announcement states.
The Ministry of Sports, in accordance with the mentioned criteria, and based on the projects nominated by the municipalities, decided to support the municipality of Rožaje with 25,389.13 euros for the construction of a football field with artificial grass.
The Mojkovac local self-government will also receive money in the amount of 8,211 euros for the construction of an open training ground in the sports zone, while Andrijevica will receive 20,304.12 euros for the construction of a grandstand at the FK Komovi stadium.
The Municipality of Šavnik will receive EUR 100,000 for the construction of the Open Small Sports Field, and Žabljak will receive EUR 59,370 for the construction of the Small Sports Field. The municipality of Petnjica will receive 41,234 euros for the construction of sports fields, and Ulcinj will receive 34,800 euros for the renovation of the "Maršal Tito" Junior High School hall.
For the Municipality of Plužine, EUR 49,000 has been allocated for the rehabilitation and adaptation of the city playground.
"In addition to the above, the Ministry of Sports also supported the oldest preschool institution in Montenegro, the Cetinje kindergarten 'Zagorka Ivanović', which celebrates its 115th birthday next year and on that occasion organizes the event 'Children's Olympics in the Capital of Cetinje', which the Ministry of Sports supported with 5.00, as much as it costs to acquire sports props and equipment", according to the Ministry of Sports.
It is planned, as announced, that all projects will be completed by June next year at the latest.
Taken from the RTCG website (http://rtcg.me/vijesti/drustvo/181740/za-sportsku-infrastrukturu–345000-eura.html).
