The city council will have to decide on the future of the Klaipeda lighthouse



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Express your opinion in a survey about one of the city’s most important maritime symbols: the Burių str. 9 – Opening to the public this year Klaipeda residents were invited. subway. August 17 to October 3. (inclusive).

In the survey of local residents of the Klaipėda city municipality announced by decree of the mayor, only one question was asked: “Do you agree that the Klaipėda lighthouse (Burių str. 9) should be open to the public all day long? anus?”

Invitations to participate in the survey were published on the website of the Klaipėda city municipality, on the municipality’s account on the social network Facebook and in city newspapers (in Lithuanian and Russian).

In order for the largest possible number of citizens to express their will, it was possible to participate in the survey in two ways: electronically and in writing.

Online voting was directed to the survey via the official website of the Municipality, by clicking on the “pop-up” link https://www.klaipeda.lt/apklausa.

To answer the survey question, Klaipeda residents had to identify their identity through the website of the e-government portal. Almost all survey participants expressed their opinion in this electronic and written form, only one resident expressed an opinion. According to the description of the population survey procedure, the survey results are advisory in nature.

Vidmantas Balkūnas photo / 15 min photo / Klaipėda lighthouse

Vidmantas Balkūnas photo / 15 min photo / Klaipėda lighthouse

Open once a year

The aim of this survey is to find out where Klaipeda residents stand for the future with regard to the lighthouse, which turns 225 this year. If the lighthouse is necessary and attractive to Klaipeda residents as an object of interest, the city authorities have committed to making it appear on the list of tourist and tourist objects of the port city. It is now possible to climb the port city lighthouse in Melnrage I once a year, on the mentioned World Lighthouse Day in August.

“Certain new circumstances have arisen regarding the Klaipeda lighthouse issue, but first of all in the City Council we have to decide whether to go further with this issue and strive to keep the lighthouse open to the public or not give up ambition. . With the support of the City Council, we will be able to follow all the coordination paths to achieve the goal of opening the lighthouse to the public, – is convinced the mayor of the city of Klaipėda, Vytautas Grubliauskas.

“We have the support of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the final decision will be made by the Government, and the few gaps that would arise if the lighthouse were opened to visitors are really unresolved issues, goodwill and some flexibility are needed.” . “

The Lithuanian Transport Security Administration, which manages the state-owned lighthouse under trust law, agrees to transfer it to Klaipėda Municipality.

3 years ago, the Government transferred the Nida, Juodkrante and Šventoji lighthouses, owned by the Lithuanian Transport Security Administration, to the municipalities of Neringa and Palanga for tourism development. The Klaipėda Lighthouse is the only remaining maritime lighthouse that has not been handed over to the municipality.



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