Brest Social Democrats express their protest against the disregard of the public opinion by the city authorities
The
reason for the statement made by the local organization of the
Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramad) are the plans to build
another shopping center in the territory, proposed for a public
square.
As stated by the chairman of the Brest regional
organization of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada),
Ihar Maslouski, the party received appeals from citizens of the Brest
neighborhood of Kavaliova, angered with the authorities' decision to
allow the construction of another large shopping center in
Valhahradskaya Street, despite the existence of the market “Laguna”
with its numerous pavilions, a discounter of the firm “Prodtavary”
and a number of similar shops.
Ihar Maslouski reminded that
the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) had offered the
local authorities to create a green zone in
the wasteland near these shops – a public garden with walking
paths, playgrounds and small architectural forms. This proposal was
supported by most of the residents of neighboring houses on
Valhahradskaya Street, as far as the
landscaping of
this wasteland would improve the ecological
situation in the district.
Therefore, the Brest regional
organization of the Belarusian
Social Democratic Party (Hramada)
expressed its protest due to the disregard
of the opinions of residents of
the neighborhood of Kavaliova. "We are
not against the building, we support
the voices of the residents of our city", said Ihar
Maslouski and added that the shameful
practice of taking decisions without public hearings and
consideration of comments from citizens is a
result of the lack of real self-government in the city of Brest and
in the whole Belarus.
Brest Social
Democrats applied to the
local authorities with a request to
provide for the mandatory construction of paving paths leading to
houses, as well as the maximum possible landscaping around the
proposed shopping complex.
