Minister announces restoration of the protected center of Glina

(Hina) - The Government and the City of Glina will jointly restore the centre of Glina, a protected cultural and historical entity, it was concluded on Monday at a working meeting of Construction Minister Branko Bačić and Glina Mayor Ivan Janković, at which the renovation of apartment buildings was also discussed.

Glina is the city of the Croatian national anthem and the former seat of Josip Jelačić, the Ban of Croatia. The "House of the Croatian National Anthem" is under renovation, and the renovation of the former high school building in Josip Jelačić Square has also begun. That building will be converted into a residential-business building with six business premises and 10 apartments, and the value of the project is €1.7 million.

The protected cultural and historical complex in the centre of Glina will be completely renovated. The city will resolve property relations and statuses of the buildings and prepare a project proposal, and the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets will provide logistical and financial support.

"We will restore Glina in its entirety, we will not stop only at the restoration of houses and apartment buildings, but will also revitalise the city centre," said Bačić.

He emphasised that in Glina, all requests for the reconstruction of apartment buildings are in the process of being resolved - those buildings are either being reconstructed or their status is being regulated.

Three residential buildings with a total of 57 apartments are being built in the city's Vukovarska Street, and its tenants should move in by the end of the year. The value of the works is nine million euros.

Bačić said he was not completely satisfied with the pace of the reconstruction process, even though 1,000 buildings have been renovated in the Glina area so far. He is satisfied that the changes to the Law on Reconstruction have accelerated the process, but public procurement and the lack of manpower remain challenges.

  

  

  

  

  

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