"They're growing like Magnit and Pyaterochka." A second church building has begun in Samara without a building permit.

A new church is being built at the intersection of streets Aurora и Garage, on the site of the liquidated bus depot MP "Passazhiravtotrans".
About a kilometer away, on the other side of the Botanical Garden, another church is being completed. Both buildings were started without obtaining construction permits.
The land for the new church belongs to the municipality. Construction has already begun: the foundation has been poured, and an extension to the abandoned control room is being built.
"On July 30, the Development and Land Use Commission received an application from the Department of Property regarding a permit for religious use of the site. The department received a notice of refusal to accept the application. A repeat application was received from the department on the same day," explained Site 63.RU in the Department of Urban Development, noting that the request is currently still under consideration.
It is noteworthy that the temple is at the intersection of streets Vrubel и Michurina in 2021 year they started building It's also illegal. First, they poured the foundation, then held public hearings where Samara residents spoke out against it, and then issued Permission granted. An entire diocesan center has already been nearly completed there. The townspeople reacted to the construction of the new church with the same indignation as they had to the first.
"They're building too many of these establishments," "What does it matter to them what the mayor's office has approved or not? They'll build it, then they'll legitimize it," "The church is the government, one of its branches. Getting permission from itself is just a formality," "Churches are growing like Magnit and Pyaterochka stores," Wrote They are in the comments.
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