Over the last two years, Mitrovica has been working on the municipal and urban development plans. The process of drafting these plans is now in the final stage and is out for public review. The launch of the public review took place in the cultural center in Mitrovica on 14^th of November 2008. There was a high attendance by citizens, representatives of Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, public institutions, international organizations, KFOR etc.

In his opening speech, Mayor of Mitrovica Mr. Bajram Rexhepi said that the main purpose of the documents is to ensure sustainable economic, social and spatial development of Mitrovica municipality. He expressed his hope that the proposals meet contemporary development standards and that they reflect the needs of all citizens of Mitrovica.

The Director of Urbanism and Planning, Mr. Mehdi Bala presented the planning process and expressed his gratitude to all stakeholders that contributed to it. UN-HABITAT reported on the outcomes of the envisioning workshop with both communities and the Integrated Vision document. These were considered a valuable input to the plan preparation process. The documents were presented by consultants of LIN-PROJECT /METRON, followed by a discussion with the audience on the issues they raised.

The Public Review will remain open until 14 January 2009, and a strong appeal was directed to the public to actively participate in and contribute with their ideas to the municipality.

Short report on Mitrovica Envisioning Workshop

Illustrated Report Mitrovica Visioning Report

Visioning Workshop Leaflet