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Zagreb has become a city of apologies and empty promises, according to representatives of the Drito parliamentary group, who criticized the city's management during a press conference following the last session of the City Council before the summer break. The group highlighted issues such as lack of coordination, project delays, and neglect of infrastructure, which have led to traffic and communal chaos. Dragana Turkalj, president of the Drito group, stated that key questions remained unanswered, with citizens facing cracked streets, delays, poor coordination, and problems in daily city operations while the local government offers new excuses and announcements. Mislav Krasić warned that Zagreb is flooded with construction sites where workers are often absent and progress is invisible, with completion deadlines either unknown or ignored. He specifically pointed out the situation on Trešnjevka, where Brloška and Kostelska streets have been dug up and abandoned for months, along with a large hole at the intersection of Krapinska, Trakošćanska, and Ozaljska streets. Krasić questioned the management style where construction sites open, streets are excavated, yet months pass without visible work, forcing pedestrians to walk on sidewalks, cyclists to ride on tram tracks, children entering construction sites, and residents encountering traffic jams daily. Eliška Djokićova referenced an incident involving broken glass on the platform of the Bus Station, highlighting long-term neglect of maintenance and oversight at one of the city’s busiest facilities, which is nearly four decades old and has never been fully renovated. She noted that despite legal requirements for annual inspections, only one inspection had been conducted in the past five years, and even that was partial, focusing solely on steel structures rather than the stability of the entire building or the glass that fell onto passengers a year later. Milka Rimac Bilušić emphasized that the discussion over the budget execution best illustrated how the current administration manages Zagreb. She accused Mayor Tomislav Tomašević of acting as if he had just taken office, blaming previous administrations, external circumstances, or forces beyond his control for the lack of results. She pointed out that since Tomašević took office, tax revenues from non-self-employed income had almost doubled, raising the question of whether the quality of life in Zagreb had similarly improved. Rimac Bilušić also warned about the treatment of entrepreneurs and artisans, who contribute to the city budget but face new charges and administrative pressures, including a fourfold increase in fixed water costs for some businesses overnight. Dragana Turkalj reminded that both the mayor and the majority in the City Council rejected the Drito group's proposal to separate mixed household waste and organic waste at least twice a week during the summer. She noted that garbage bins are already overflowing at numerous locations. According to data from the Water Supply and Drainage Company (ViO) for 2026, there were 1277 requests for new water connections, with approximately half resolved, totaling 643. The highest number of unresolved cases were in the western part of the metropolitan area, particularly in Novi Zagreb-West and Brezovica, with 249 households waiting for new connections in Novi Zagreb-West alone. The average time from submitting a request to signing a contract for a new connection was about two months, and from the contract to implementation on-site was slightly less than three months. This means a resident could wait nearly five months from submitting a request for a new water connection until the company's staff arrive on site. The report noted that the first half of 2026 saw reduced activity due to winter conditions, but compared to previous years, the pace was better. In 2025, the average wait time for signing a contract was four months, followed by another two months for the actual work. The number of employees working on connecting projects has decreased from 30 to 17 since 2021. The City Council passed a decision in December 2023 to subsidize the costs of connecting to public utilities for all physical persons and legal property owners who submitted applications after August 2, 2016. Students at the Primary School Stjepan Benceković in Brezovica will receive a new sports hall this autumn, improving their learning and sports conditions. Construction of the new gymnasium is nearing completion, and deputy mayors Danijela Dolenec and Luka Korlaet visited the site. The project includes two gyms, a smaller one and a larger one with 180 seats, and combined changing rooms and restrooms. The total investment exceeds 8.4 million euros, with 4.4 million covered by the city budget and the remaining 4 million funded by European Union funds under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPRO). Over the past four years, 22 school projects worth around 240 million euros have been completed, with six ongoing projects valued at about 60 million euros. In Brezovica, several educational projects have been completed, including the reconstruction and expansion of the Primary School Kupinečki Kraljevec and the construction of the Kindergarten Odranski Obrež. Work on the reconstruction and expansion of the Local School Donji Dragonožec is currently underway. Combined with the new sports hall at the Primary School Stjepan Benceković, the total investment in educational infrastructure in Brezovica reaches nearly 31 million euros.