The Municipality of Montana will apply under the program "Renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy security", part of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021, through the Procedure "Rehabilitation and modernization of municipal infrastructure - systems for external artificial lighting of municipalities" - BGENERGY- 2.001.

He expects the municipal councilors to vote on this at their session today.

The municipality will apply for a 100% grant for the replacement of lighting fixtures for outdoor artificial lighting in Montana.

Street lighting is one of the major consumers of energy in municipalities, which has an impact on the growth of energy consumption in recent years.

This procedure aims to increase energy efficiency through technological renewal and modernization of the outdoor artificial lighting systems owned by the Bulgarian municipalities and to improve the living conditions of the population.

Energy-efficient lighting is a priority both at national and European level.

Three reports will be voted on at the regular meeting of the municipal council.

The chairman, Eng. Ivo Ivanov, will report on the activities of the local parliament and its committees for the period from July to December 2022. In the second half of the year, the committees had a total of 86 meetings.

At the six regular sessions of the OS - Montana, 145 decisions were adopted.

During this period, 253 files were received and examined, 57% of which were report notes.

A total of 9 normative documents were adopted.

In order to guarantee transparency and accessibility, the decisions and protocols taken are published on the official website of the municipality, in information portals and on the board in front of the municipal administration.

The councilors will also vote on an annual report on the state of municipal property and the results of its management in the municipality of Montana for 2022, as well as a report on the implementation of the Municipal Youth Plan for 2022 and adoption of the Municipal Youth Plan for 2023. whose main goal is to create conditions for the personal development of young people and their participation in the life of the municipality.

Another important item on the agenda of the upcoming session is the allocation of the transitional balance from 2022.

An annual program for the development of community center activities must also be adopted by the municipalities.

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After the councilors' decision, pastures and meadows will be designated from the municipal land fund for general and individual use in accordance with Art.

37 and of the Law on the ownership and use of agricultural lands of owners or users of animal breeding facilities with grazing agricultural animals, registered in the Integrated Information System of the BABH for the economic year 2023/2024.

A large part of the 25 points in the upcoming session concern management of municipal property and territorial and settlement planning.

It will be decided to provide for free management of the "Complex for Social Services" - the city of Montana two buildings with the address: city of Montana, "Izvora" Street No. 30 for a period of 5 years, as well as for the provision of the new stadium in Nikolovo for free management of the Municipal Enterprise "Sports Properties".

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