Glina deputy mayor Branka Baksic-Mitic said on Wednesday in the village of Majske Poljane, where President Zoran Milanovic visited the six-member Bjelajac family, that nothing had been built following a devastating earthquake a year ago today, other than thanks to private donations.
“But there too, things get stuck because of red tape,” said Baksic-Mitic, who was elected to the post of deputy mayor designated for ethnic Serb representatives.
The Bjelajac family lives in two container offices, she said, adding that the paperwork for the construction of their new house had not arrived yet because of the construction ministry.
The money for the construction has been raised and the project designed, but the family has not received a permit yet because the plot is over 3,000 m2 and should be under 2,000.
Asked about other houses, Baksic-Mitic said nothing had been built, other than over 50 houses thanks to private donations.
She said donations came from the government of the Serbian province of Vojvodina and the Baptist Church, and that the City of Belgrade was building six houses in Majske Poljane, expected to be ready by the end of March, and 34 in Glina.
The state has been reconstructing only chimneys on houses deemed to be safe, while the reconstruction of public buildings has not begun, she said, adding that the infrastructure damage in the Glina area exceeds 300 million kuna.
Glina mayor Ivan Jankovic said that this town, where President Milanovic talked with volunteers today, would mark the earthquake anniversary by lighting candles for the five Glina residents killed in the tremor.
“Glina is a town that lives and has a future, but without the state’s support, we won’t make it,” he added.
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