I. Metshin: “We need active citizens who would inform us in a time”

(KZN.RU, October 17, Mikhail Chentsov). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, met with the residents of the “Salavat Cupere” the day before and listened to their wishes regarding the development and improvement of the new district. The Mayor instructed to collect all the requests of the residents in one schedule with the terms of solving the above tasks.

Within the first stage, 4 blocks are built in a residential complex, which includes 22 houses. Currently, 10 houses for 3009 apartments are delivered and settled in a residential area, and the number of residents will only grow with each house delivered. Today, another house №6 on Arslanov Street (building №12-5) is rented in the “Salavat Cupere”, where 255 families will receive keys from new apartments.

Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, set the task of integrated development of the territory when residential buildings and social facilities are being built simultaneously, landscaping is being carried out, and new roads are being laid. “In Asino, we built a house and then kindergartens after 15 years, etc. And in the “Salavat Cupere”, two kindergartens were built along with housing, and the school will be ready on September 1”, said the Mayor at the meeting.

The Mayor of Kazan discussed with residents of this housing estate how to make life in the “Salavat Cupere” more comfortable after the completion of construction projects. About three dozen people came to the meeting. On behalf of the residents, Alena Shamseeva who lives in the house №11 on Arslanov Street addressed to the head of the capital of Tatarstan with a series of requests and wishes. According to her, one of the issues that are relevant for local residents is street lighting. “It's very dark. Children return from school after the second shift from the Zalesny, from Osinovo in darkness”, she said.

“We are waiting for the customer and the contractor to finish all the work and give us the documentation so that we can provide the light. It's a matter of time”, marked the Mayor of Kazan. Nevertheless, he instructed Igor Kulyazhev, the deputy head of the Executive Committee and the chairman of the Committee for External Improvement, to speed up the solution of the issue with illumination.

The woman also complained about the work of public transport and noted that the only route is constantly crowded because of a large number of people. According to her, the need to build a relief road grows bigger, in order to save the local population from frequent traffic jams. “In addition, we would like to ask transport from here to Yudino because we don’t have a children's clinic. Mothers with children have to go to Zalesny and change buses to get to the polyclinic in Yudino”, A. Shamseeva shared with the Mayor. She also added that it was promised to equip the pediatrician's office in the 13th quarter of the “Salavat Cupere” but there are no movements in this direction yet. At the end of September, an adult clinic opened in Salavat Cooper, which can serve up to 18 thousand people.

Ravia Nafikova, a pensioner who often comes to the residential area to visit children and grandchildren, addressed Ilsur Metshin as well. “There is a store but there are no pharmacies in the nearest territory”, she said.

According to Sergey Mironov, the head of the Kirovsky and Moskovsky districts’ administration, who was also present at the meeting, the district authorities regularly meet with the business community, and entrepreneurs promise to open pharmacies.

Alena Shamseeva noticed that some residents are not moving to the apartments yet because of the lack of school and full kindergartens. The school will be ready by September 1, said the Mayor. And the construction of another kindergarten is under consideration. Two preschool establishments (kindergartens №133 and134 with a capacity of 260 beds each) are completely full for today.

At the end of the meeting, Ilsur Metshin noted that all questions of local residents are constantly controlled by city authorities. “You are profoundly familiar with all topics, no worse than my deputies or the head of the district. You can already be my deputy for the “Salavat Cupere”. Thank you. We need such active residents who would keep these issues under control and timely inform us”, he told Alena Shamseeva. The Mayor also instructed the head of the Kirovsky district together with the residents to make a list of all the observations and to submit a report with the deadline for completion.

Iskander Giniyatullin, the deputy head of the Executive Committee and chairman of the Housing and Communal Service Committee, also took part in the meeting.