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Does not understand the changes
Vytautas Baločka is one of the craftsmen who works on Pilies Street. He has been in jewelery and jewelry made from amber, plated metal and silver for more than two decades, and his wife sells them from pavilions on Pilies Street.
“You would see the eyes of the tourists when they come. They cannot be surprised, “says the jeweler, but adds that the business that has developed for so many years may soon collapse.
According to him, in the past, popular artists, artisans and masters of traditional crafts could market their products in the salons and shops of the Union of Folk Artists, but they were closed and, as an alternative, the current location in the old town of Vilnius near Vilnius St. Martyrs Church Paraskevė Piantnickaya.
“It was our compensation, we got work permits,” he recalled, and said that then the installation of special positions began, and in 2009 they became beautiful pavilions.
“We offered 24 pavilion projects with visualizations and designs. The projects alone cost us merchants 19 thousand. LTL.
2009 with our own funds we built pavilions, one of which cost 10,000. LTL. There are photos in the pavilions, they are all authentic, bought because they are copyrighted.
Then we paid all that money, we brought the electricity from the courtyard of Bokšto street, all those years we paid a fee to the Vilnius municipality for the point of sale, the last time it was about 60 euros a month. Also, we pay all other taxes, “Vytautas said.
According to him, the remodeling of this place has attracted the attention of many tourists, but it has also led to the opening of shops dedicated to similar activities on Pilies Street.
“These are great merchants where a lot of money is thrown away,” the man suggested, referring to the disagreements with these businessmen and the strong competition they felt.
According to Vytautas, today merchants are fighting for their rights to continue trading in their places and in their pavilions, which, according to them, are their private property, but the Municipality of Vilnius, according to them, wants to introduce a new procedure to obtain permits place.
“There will be contests for a marketing authorization and whoever offers the highest price will be able to occupy that place and kiosk for three years.
It turns out that there is a building that I built and I will ask the winner to rent me a permit to work on it.
Here as a flat that is mine, but that is on state land, and now the municipality will announce a tender to rent my flat. This is how we want to ruin ourselves, “he said angrily.
The current order of flags in Pilies Street
© Reader’s photo
According to the man, if such an order comes into effect, all artisans will be left without income, and those who have been trading their crafts for more than 20 years will have to find other solutions.
“People will be here in 50-60 years. Those who can no longer work, children, brothers, relatives. There are 23 pavilions, which would affect 23 families.
There wasn’t much consultation with us, “he said, saying that they had been provided information only to the extent that a separate tender would be announced for each outlet.
According to Vytautas, although it is possible to participate in contests to obtain permission to continue working, many artisans will not do so because they are of respectable age and do not understand information technology.
“Our businesses, if such changes are adopted, are destined for collapse,” he said.
Municipality: Those who offer more will be able to trade
Julius Morkūnas, Head of the Licensing and Permitting Department of the Vilnius City Municipality, stated that the Vilnius City Municipality administration has planned changes in the leadership of the Old City regarding the procedure for awarding points of sale But these changes are not intended to disrupt small businesses and improve business conditions.
“Competitive economic conditions are guaranteed all over the world, as well as in other Lithuanian municipalities, this is nothing new. The aim is also to ensure that the temporary business facilities installed in Vilnius Old Town are orderly and maintained.
The place of the first commercial tender in Pilies, Bokšto and Didšosios st. At the intersection, the distribution scheme of the temporary commercial facilities in this area was not adjusted by chance due to complaints received by the Municipal Administration that the facilities block the stone of the Ragutis Temple.
It is planned to announce the contests in other parts of the old age of the Old Town ”, he explained.
According to J. Morkūnas, the municipal administration is currently preparing the procedure for the organization of competitions, debates and coordination work are taking place.
“About the planned tender, the main requirements and criteria of the tender Pilies str. merchants were informed during the remote call. Updated schematics for temporary commercial facilities, requirements for commercial facilities, proposals for bidding requirements, and evaluation criteria were also presented.
Traders’ comments received during the interview regarding the design of the business facilities and the duration of the negotiation after winning the tender are currently being considered. No proposals were presented on the criteria for evaluating offers ”, he assured.
As the specialist said, one of the main requirements for bidders is the range of goods.
“In the territory of the Old Town elders, the aim is to define the range of products for sale by promoting the sale of traditional products, folk art and handicrafts, paintings, works of art, souvenirs representing Lithuania, Vilnius and / or other Lithuanian cities.
Bidders may indicate 3 preferred exits in the application, in descending order of priority. This will increase the chances of winning a bargaining spot without launching additional bids. It is proposed to announce the winner as the entrant who will offer the most support for the development of social infrastructure, ”said J. Morkūnas.
According to him, the new procedure will come into effect after the approval of the bidding regulations and trading venue schemes, which are currently under discussion.
“The procedure and regulations will be approved at the administrative level, by order of the Director of Administration,” said the specialist.
He assured that the municipality has no plans to compensate merchants for the pavilions built some time ago at the expense of the merchants themselves.
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