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"Can't the park just be a park?" Discussion of the Central Park of Culture and Leisure reconstruction in Ryazan has outraged residents.

Public discussion of the park's reconstruction in the official announcement have been named The "public hearing" was scheduled for 4:00 PM on a workday. Ryazan residents who had taken time off from work came to vote for or against the proposed options and were surprised: almost all the seats were occupied by students from Ryazan universities.

The Central Park of Culture and Leisure is also known as "Rumina Grove." In the early 19th century, the overgrown plot of land outside the city was purchased by a state councilor and philanthropist. Gavrila RyuminThere he is. arranged a country house with a gazebo for relaxation on an island by the pond, gardens with greenhouses. In the early 1950s, the grove transformed in the Central Park of Culture and Leisure: a stadium was built there, and an amusement park was set up. At the beginning of last year, Ryazan residents announced the about the upcoming reconstruction.

The Moscow-based M4 bureau is handling the reconstruction project. For three months, the team will be collecting proposals from Ryazan residents.

During the discussion, the organizers distributed materials to participants with images of improvement options, from which they had to create collages. Pictures of Ryazan residents have been named "an absolutely tree-free space," the materials themselves were "simply stolen from the Internet."

Students expressed their opinion on the future of the park: it lacks signs, cafes, and art objects.

"I think the Central Park of Culture and Leisure is a park for young people. It should have more modern facilities."- spoke out one student.

"What I'm hearing is depressing. The kids want a second Prio-Land. They've already destroyed everything they could in the city center to make way for youth spaces."“- objected the other.

Ryazan residents expressed outrage in the comments.

“Can’t we just leave the park as a park, with green spaces growing?» — said a Ryazan resident, who was supported by many.

For the improvement of the park 1 billion singled out Technonicol enterprise. Him called one of the pollutants of Ryazan air.

Photo: Natalia Isaeva, from open sources