Interim Mayor stops construction works in “Alunelul” Park

Interim mayor of Chisinau Veaceslav Iordan ordered at the sitting of the City Hall held on January 29 to stop the construction works in “Alunelul” park located in Buicani district. At the same time, he requested local authorities in charge not to examine anymore requests on the construction of different edifices in parks or playgrounds. Iordan mentioned that the City Hall will examine the possibility of allotting another land to the individual enterprise “Maslitki E.”, which started the construction of an amusement and centre for children in the aforementioned park. The order of the mayor comes after the protests organised on the last week-end by the inhabitants living in the nearby apartment blocks. Several months ago when the construction started, the inhabitants of the apartment blocks near the park, as well as the Chisinau Ecologic Agency, Association and Congress of Jews of Moldova submitted several petitions to the City Hall, by means of which they expressed disapproval regarding the construction works. People were displeased with the fact that the already reduced area of the park is used for several constructions. Moreover, they claimed that the edifices are built on the territory of the Jew Cemetery and as a result human remains are excavated. In October 2006, the City Hall ordered to cancel the construction authorisations of the building after the inhabitants and the aforementioned organisations submitted their petitions and because the beneficiary of the works, individual enterprise “Maslitki E.” did not stop the works and did not announce authorities, although it was obliged to do so in case it found archaeological vestiges, foundations, cut stones or bones. The construction works continued after the beneficiary obtained through the Court of Appeals a decision that cancelled the decision of the City Hall.