Residents of the Sverdlovsk village of Sysert have halted construction of a residential complex near their dachas. They submitted over 2000 comments to the mayor's office.

It was planned to build a microdistrict for eight thousand residents distinguish 20 hectares of land on the southern outskirts Yekaterinburg, in the village SysertThe developer promised high-rise towers, multi-level parking, an educational center, and a kindergarten.

However, local residents were not happy with the project. They were outraged that the construction would require clearing forests. They also claimed that the rights of four thousand summer residents who grow fruits and vegetables in the surrounding area were being violated.

In less than a month, Yekaterinburg City Hall received more than two thousand comments on the project. Residents reminded authorities that the site is located within the airport zone, where construction is generally prohibited. They also noted that two planes had already crashed there during the Soviet era.

As a result, the project failed to pass public consultations, and the mayor's office imposed a temporary ban was placed on it, with the developer being advised to undertake further work.

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