Due to increased construction costs, several of Tartu's educational facilities won't be renovated until much later than expected. It will be another five years before some older buildings in critical state undergo renovations; some new buildings, meanwhile, may have to wait until at least 2040.
0 >Young people looking at an exhibition of participatory budget ideas in Tartu in 2020. Source: Mana Kaasik.
Starting on Monday (April 12), citizens of Tartu can submit ideas for the participative budget (kaasava eelarve) 2022 to contribute to making the city a nicer place to live.
€200,000 has been allocated for the budget and two ideas will be selected with a budget of €100,000 each. Entries can be submitted until May 2.
Mayor of Tartu Urmas Klaas (Reform) is calling on Tartu residents to actively submit ideas. The participative budget gives all residents of Tartu the opportunity to submit their own good ideas. I hope that there will be a lot of fresh ideas which, if implemented, would breathe new life into some areas or strengthen communication between communities, he said.