Residents of the "Center" area in Pristina are continuing their protest against the charging by Prishtina Parking for parking lots.
Visar Rrecaj, who works in that area, said that the citizens and businesses of this area are demanding that the charging and application that Prishtina Parking is doing be stopped until the new local government comes and then new charging and new regulations are established. .
He said that the current tariffs are unaffordable for the citizens.
"The management by Prishtina Parking, which is being done to the parking lots, especially in the 'Center' area, is causing continuous and unpredictable problems. The main complaints of the residents and us as businesses are due to the fact that Parking Prishtina has started charging, but even if you pay the amount, you do not have a special parking marked for you. The parking lot can be occupied by a citizen of any country in Kosovo who pays the fee. The fee for residents is 10 euros per month for the first car, 30 euros for the second, 45 for the third. For businesses, 45 euros for the first. These are unacceptable rates for residents and businesses. The representative of the neighborhood has conducted the talks with the Municipality. We protested 3-4 days in a row. Even today we had a protest. Both residents and businesses have shown our itemization requirements. The request is that this charging and application that is being done by Prishtina Parking be stopped until the new local government comes. Let the new government come and establish a new tariff, a new regulation that will be made in full accordance with the citizens. The citizens of this area, as well as the businesses, are not against the management of the parking lot. But these parking lots are weather controlled, each apartment has a separate parking lot and so does each business. We agree to pay for the second car, but not 10 euros. It can be 10 euros for businesses, but not for citizens. This is imposing how many cars the residents of this area can have", said Rrecaj for the show "60 Minutes" on KTV.