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Urban development of Vazhodi District
Municipality of Tutrakan
Background
Market needs and citizens` initiatives led to the quick building of small street kiosks and temporary service workshops, which pretty soon turned insufficient for satisfying the necessities of the citizens of the Vuzhodi residential district. According to citizens wish, the Urban Planning Department worked on changes in the construction plan of the district. Citizens complaints provided the opportunity for finding out their priority needs. At the top of the list came the district development and building of a children s playground.
Growing unemployment and diminishing of industrial production has caused a reduction in revenue from local taxes in the municipal budget. There is no government participation in the construction of similar sites either. All these facts have made the municipality to look for alternative ways to finance its projects.
Market needs and citizens` initiatives led to the quick building of small street kiosks and temporary service workshops, which pretty soon turned insufficient for satisfying the necessities of the citizens of the Vuzhodi residential district. According to citizens wish, the Urban Planning Department worked on changes in the construction plan of the district. Citizens complaints provided the opportunity for finding out their priority needs. At the top of the list came the district development and building of a children s playground.
Growing unemployment and diminishing of industrial production has caused a reduction in revenue from local taxes in the municipal budget. There is no government participation in the construction of similar sites either. All these facts have made the municipality to look for alternative ways to finance its projects.
Practice
Due to the serious problem with the completion of the Vuzhodi District, the Municipality of Tutrakan decided to apply for financing of a small infrastructure project to the Danube River Initiative Program of the Foundation for Local Government Reform.
Architect Plamen Drumev gave the idea for the project; engineer Stefan Stefanov and his staff developed the technical project and green up design. The project included development of the spare areas between the buildings Vuzhodi-2 , Vuzhodi-3 , and Vuzhodi-4 located in square 50 of the Tutrakan master plan, as well as around the Vuzhodi-7 building in the same neighbourhood. The total area of the construction site was 15 268 sq. m.
On 15 May 2000, the Municipality of Tutrakan and FLGR signed a financial agreement. Five companies competed for the project execution - two each from Russe and Silistra, and one of the town of Razgrad. Vodno stroitelstvo Silistra won the tender and executed the project.
The project cost reached 119 760 leva, 94 700 of which were provided by FLGR, and 25 060 by the Municipality of Tutrakan. Citizens of the neighborhood made a subscription list to express their support of the project implementation with volunteer work and money donations. Fifteen unemployed found temporary work during the project realization. The term for finishing the constructive work was four months (15.07. 15.11.2000).
The Mayor of Tutrakan Krasimir Petrov officially opened the building complex on November 24, 2000. Owing to the project, the following utilities were built: 1. sports playground 960 sq.m.; 2. children s playground 420 sq.m.; sidewalks 760 sq.m.; 4. parking lots 540 sq.m.; recreation area 135 sq.m.; flower and green areas 2000 sq.m.
Due to the serious problem with the completion of the Vuzhodi District, the Municipality of Tutrakan decided to apply for financing of a small infrastructure project to the Danube River Initiative Program of the Foundation for Local Government Reform.
Architect Plamen Drumev gave the idea for the project; engineer Stefan Stefanov and his staff developed the technical project and green up design. The project included development of the spare areas between the buildings Vuzhodi-2 , Vuzhodi-3 , and Vuzhodi-4 located in square 50 of the Tutrakan master plan, as well as around the Vuzhodi-7 building in the same neighbourhood. The total area of the construction site was 15 268 sq. m.
On 15 May 2000, the Municipality of Tutrakan and FLGR signed a financial agreement. Five companies competed for the project execution - two each from Russe and Silistra, and one of the town of Razgrad. Vodno stroitelstvo Silistra won the tender and executed the project.
The project cost reached 119 760 leva, 94 700 of which were provided by FLGR, and 25 060 by the Municipality of Tutrakan. Citizens of the neighborhood made a subscription list to express their support of the project implementation with volunteer work and money donations. Fifteen unemployed found temporary work during the project realization. The term for finishing the constructive work was four months (15.07. 15.11.2000).
The Mayor of Tutrakan Krasimir Petrov officially opened the building complex on November 24, 2000. Owing to the project, the following utilities were built: 1. sports playground 960 sq.m.; 2. children s playground 420 sq.m.; sidewalks 760 sq.m.; 4. parking lots 540 sq.m.; recreation area 135 sq.m.; flower and green areas 2000 sq.m.
Results
After the construction work in Vuzhodi quarter:
- Esthetical and clean living environment was created;
- Suitable playgrounds and recreation areas were formed;
- People gained normal access to their homes.
After the construction work in Vuzhodi quarter:
- Esthetical and clean living environment was created;
- Suitable playgrounds and recreation areas were formed;
- People gained normal access to their homes.
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