PS: People in Spis Area Not Interested in Political Conflicts, They Want Results

Spisska Nova Ves, November 21 (TASR) - The meetings of the Progressive Slovakia (PS) parliamentary caucus are continuing these days in the lower Spis area in eastern Slovakia, with party chairman Michal Simecka pointing out in the town of Spisska Nova Ves (Kosice region) on Thursday that local people want to see results, and naming the problems that bother them the most. "The districts of Gelnica [Kosice region], Levoca [Presov region] and Spisska Nova Ves aren't our traditional 'strongholds', which makes me appreciate the warm welcome at many meetings all the more. I held talks with the Gelnica mayor, where they have problems with transport and health-care accessibility, as well as with excluded communities, and in Margecany [Kosice region], the mayor and I talked about the issue of waste in the Ruzin dam. These are precisely the problems that the state should be tackling at the moment and providing funding. People don't really care who's from which party. They want specific results from those who have power, and at least a slightly better life, as is being achieved in nearby Poland, for example," stressed Simecka, adding that many things can be easily financed by the state, they don't cost much money, but they can open the door to greater development. According to Simecka, people are worried about the rising prices and municipalities still don't know what their financing will look like. He also pointed to long-term problems in the Spis area, such as socially excluded communities, infrastructure, access to health care and declining demographics. The PS leader sees huge potential in the region, especially in the economic and tourism fields. am/mcs