"Another golf club?" Volgograd residents are collecting signatures against the destruction of nature on Sarpinsky Island: the authorities have awarded it for development by a notorious company.
On the eve, the press service of the Volgograd governor reported that the largest island on The Volga An area of 112 square kilometers has been allocated for development. A "historical and cultural tourism complex" will be built there.
According to the official press release, roads, business, and cultural and leisure facilities are planned for the specially protected natural area. One billion rubles will be spent on the first phase of development, including funding from the city and regional budgets.
The company " will be mastering the money.Lider", which is associated with residents Volgograd with a failed program to reconstruct water and heating networks. Seven years ago, the company took them under a concession agreement, promising to invest between 58 and 88 billion rubles in development. However, it ultimately went into technical default, and this year, everything was transferred to state control.
«A year ago, the apotheosis of concession activity occurred when the city center was flooded with feces, and 200 thousand people at the beginning of the heating season were left without the opportunity to enjoy the gifts of civilization, notes ONF expert on public procurement Edgar Petrosyan. - And now, over seven billion in debt created by these managers will be repaid from the regional budget.».
According to the expert, the Lider company is also involved in the garbage collapse, which could leave the budget with a 700 million ruble debt.
Today on the Change.org platform appeared A petition against development on the island was signed by 150 people in one day.
The petition specifies that Sarpinsky Island It's an untouched corner of pristine nature, located 15 minutes from a city with a population of over a million. Oak groves remain here, roe deer and hares live here, and around 20 species of fish inhabit the 25 lakes. The authors fear that officials will turn the island into "another golf club with high fences, paid beaches, and fishing."
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