politics
March 24, 2026
GUP Angers Both Sombor Residents and City Administration
Sombor – The proposal for the new General Urban Plan of Sombor has angered citizens so much that over a thousand of them sat down and wrote their objections. In addition to dissatisfied citizens, 14 legal entities have submitted objections to what should be the umbrella plan document in the city's urban modeling. Among the reactions of legal entities, a real "knockout" for the GUP in terms of the number of objections and their comprehensiveness, as well as the manner in which they were expressed, came from the city administration headquarters.
TL;DR
- Over a thousand citizens and 14 legal entities submitted objections to Sombor's new General Urban Plan.
- The city administration, including the mayor, submitted a ten-page, 67-point critique of the GUP.
- Objections include a lack of clear vision, missed deadlines, failure to address previous public comments, and procedural errors.
- Concerns were also raised about the protection of historic buildings in Vojvodjanska Street.
- The city administration concluded that the GUP is unacceptable and needs significant changes.
- A commission meeting to discuss the objections was postponed due to their volume and is scheduled to be held soon.
- The future of the plan, whether it will be redone or significantly amended, remains uncertain.
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