At the Government session in Vukovar, held on Thursday before the 25th anniversary of the Vukovar tragedy and the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Vukovar, decisions were made to invest around 60 million kuna in the reconstruction and development of the city in the upcoming period.
The proposal was also supported to grant the City of Vukovar a sports hall and swimming pool at Dražen Petrović Square, as well as several plots of land for sports and recreation, along with the decision to co-finance the construction of the “Marina” port on the Danube, valued at 8.7 million kuna. As explained by Minister Oleg Butković, this involves the construction of a mooring for recreational vessels of Vukovar citizens with 140 berths along 265 meters.
Government members also supported the Proposal for the Development of the Program for the Reconstruction of Communal and Electrical Infrastructure in the City of Vukovar for the period from 2017 to 2021.
For the reconstruction of the Vukovar Water Tower, the Government will allocate up to 18.5 million kuna (which includes value-added tax) for the reconstruction of the Vukovar Water Tower, a symbol of resistance and defiance, suffering, and unity in the Homeland War, and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds is responsible for the implementation of the conclusion. The estimated costs for the reconstruction of the Vukovar Water Tower amount to a total of 31 million kuna, media reports. The Vukovar city authorities have so far managed to raise just over 12 million kuna, and citizens from all over Croatia, counties, cities and municipalities, associations, companies, institutions, and other donors have joined the fundraising efforts.
