Faik Konica Street in the Dijon neighbourhood, municipality of Čair, has new water and sewerage networks. The project is finished and the street has been asphalted. That is the undisputed part.

From there, two different stories about the same street begin.

Version one: the ministerial one

According to the statement, the project was carried out with financial support from the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, worth 6.9 million denars, and forms part of ongoing work on the full reconstruction of the utility infrastructure on Dijonska - the water, sewerage and stormwater networks.

"Providing modern and reliable utility infrastructure is one of the key goals of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning. These projects are the foundation of a green turnaround, because through them we solve long-standing problems, create better living conditions and build systems that match the needs of citizens," said environment and physical planning minister Muhamed Hodža.

Version two: the mayoral one

Čair mayor Izet Medžiti announced the completion of the same project with an entirely different emphasis.

"The reconstruction of the water and sewerage networks is fully complete. The street has also been asphalted. We fulfil every promise. We deliver every project!" Medžiti said.

That statement contains no ministry, no 6.9 million denars and no mention of whose budget it was. It has "we" and it has a promise. The ministerial statement, conversely, contains no municipality - only a ministry that "solves long-standing problems".

One thing is certain: the street really was in that condition

Dijon is a neighbourhood where "long-standing problem" is not a phrase written for a press release. Faik Konica Street was until recently the former Dijonska 15 - with no sewerage. This is 2026, in a municipality that is part of the capital.

That is why this project is good news and should not be dismissed. But the political question is not whether it is good. The question is why an investment of 6.9 million denars - a sum that is not large for a city infrastructure budget - gets two competing press releases, while the neighbourhoods waiting their turn for the next street get none.

The municipality of Čair remains committed to delivering development projects "in every neighbourhood", the statement says. The ministry continues supporting municipalities through water supply and wastewater projects. Both formulations are accurate. Neither says which neighbourhood is next, or when.