Inaccurate Portrayal By City Hall, Say Yerevan Residents Opposed To

INACCURATE PORTRAYAL BY CITY HALL, SAY YEREVAN RESIDENTS OPPOSED TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR YARD

epress.am
02.03.2012

Yerevan’s chief architect, Narek Sargsyan, instructed by Yerevan
mayor Taron Margaryan, on Feb. 1 met with the representatives of
residents of 106/1 Nalbandyan St. who are protesting construction of
a residential building in their yard.

According to a statement issued by the municipality, the city has
given adequate justification for its decision and described in detail
the need for construction in the given area – from the point of view
of not only urban development and environmental interests, but also
the residents’ interests.

As told to Epress.am by 106/1 Nalbandyan St. resident Grigor Ghazaryan,
the meeting, in fact, achieves neither any positive results nor
an agreement.

“The [Yerevan City Hall] statement doesn’t correspond to the truth.

They are resorting to fraud, so they can give a quick building permit
– without a positive conclusion on the impact on the surrounding
environment,” he said.

Ghazaryan pointed out that there have been five meetings with building
residents at city hall and at every meeting an environmental assessment
was requested, which hasn’t been implemented yet – and beginning
construction on a high-rise building without a positive assessment
is unconstitutional.

“They allowed only two of us to participate in the discussion. Karine
Virabyan, representing our interests, told us that actually, the
meeting was held in a very tough atmosphere. Our representative stated
our point of view. We’re not opposed to a kindergarten being built,
but we’re against construction of a huge, high-rise building,” he said.

Recall, upon the residents’ request, the blueprint for a 16-storey
building was changed to a 9-storey building, but this change didn’t
satisfy residents.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress