President Milanović in Split: With the money HDZ stole in the gas affair four technology centres as the one in Split could have been built in Croatia
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović spent the day in Split where, in the company of the mayor of Split Ivica Puljak, deputy mayors Bojan Ivošević and Antonia Kuzmanić and the chairman of Split City Council Željko Domazet, he toured the Dračevac Technology Park, the construction site of the sports & recreational zone of Žnjan beach and the renovated Old City Hall.
“We set out this morning from the Technology Park in Split, an investment by the city government with its own money and mostly European funds. HDZ was unable to prevent this, although they are doing everything they can to ruin everything, including Žnjan. They couldn’t prevent the construction of Dračevac Technology Park, it is an impressive building. I haven’t seen anything like this in Croatia, and all of this for less than 30 million euros. That is four times less than the money HDZ stole in the gas affair, therefore four such technology development parks, like the Split one, could have been constructed in every major Croatian city with that money. I congratulate the mayor for succeeding – in spite of obstructions and villainous resistance of a political party with a criminal conviction from a Croatian court, a party that hasn’t got certificate of good conduct unlike all other political parties – and for his determined fight for freedom”, President Milanović stated after the tour.
The strategic project of Dračevac Technology Park in Split has been under development since 2018, and President Milanović toured the main building of the future technology park, whose construction represents the first phase of the project. Equipping with furniture and multimedia equipment is underway for this project to be ready for use and for the first tenants to move in in April. The goal of Dračevac Technology Park is to create infrastructure prerequisites for the development and improvement of business start-ups and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the area of the Split urban agglomeration, focused primarily on high technologies and innovations.
Following a tour of Dračevac Technology Park, President Milanović toured Split’s largest construction site Žnanj. Žnanj plateau is one of the largest unused potentials of the city of Split, and with its landscaping, besides catering facilities, the sports & recreational and horticultural zones will finally be purposefully solved and the quality of life in the city will be enhanced, the city of Split officials statedduring the tour. Landscaping work of the coastal zone is scheduled in phases, and the first construction permits have been issued for the coastal promenade (Lungomare) with infrastructure and landscaping of beach areas with amenities and for three pavilions with substation, underground garage and landscaping with accompanying facilities.
Finally, President Milanović toured Old City Hall that was opened this February following renovations. It will be administered by the Split City Museum. In the company of the director of the Split City Museum Vesna Bulić Baketić, President Milanović toured the Council Chamber which is an object of monumental importance, protected within the historic city core on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and an individual protected good. Thanks to the renovation of the Council Chamber, Split has received a contemporary multifunctional area for exhibitions, lectures, small concerts, receptions and other events, and a smaller part is dedicated to a permanent exhibit featuring the Council Chamber throughout history.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Filip Glas