Over 100 million lei will be allocated this year from the municipal budget for laying out yards of apartment buildings in Chisinau. The largest sum, of 72 million lei, will go to repair 200,000 square meters of roads and sidewalks, IPN reports.

“The yard is the first contact with the city when we go out of the house. One is rather unhappy when stepping from one puddle into another or when coming home through darkness. For the first time this year, we have a budget of over 100 million lei that was allocated for laying out yards of apartment blocks in Chisinau,” acting mayor of Chisinau Ruslan Codreanu wrote in a post on Facebook.

Of the allotted sum, 10 million lei will be used to build 20,000 square meters of parking places, while 28.5 million lei to restore lighting. By 5 million lei will be allocated to each district of Chisinau for setting up squares, alleys, parks and other things requested by people.

The residents of the city can leave proposals on the websites of the district head’s offices, the City Hall and the mayor.