It seems time for the capital's chief architect to hand over control of the transportation sector: judging by the masterful way he "shifts the needle" in his responses to official inquiries, he will achieve far greater success in managing traffic flows than in improving the city's appearance.
This was clearly demonstrated by his latest masterpiece response to KV's request for access to public information. The request concerned the issuance of certificates by the Kyiv City State Administration's Department of Urban Development and Architecture for citizens to register their ownership of land plots.
As a reminder, the department is required to provide these certificates free of charge. However, in reality, applicants are redirected to the Kyiv General Plan Institute, which charges them a fee for a number of related services.
Now, Serhiy Tselovalnik has clarified that, according to the current Kyiv Procedure for the Transfer (Provision) of Land Plots for Use or Ownership from Municipal Lands in the City of Kyiv, the issuance of free certificates is entrusted exclusively to his department. He claims that any other bodies are completely free to issue the same information for a fee. One of these "other bodies" turned out to be the "Kyiv General Plan Institute," which, incidentally, operates "on the principles of economic accountability and self-financing." Furthermore, it turns out that providing paid services to legal entities and individuals is officially stated as one of the goals of this organization.
In fact, Sergei Tselovalnik described the legal aspects of the current scheme in detail and cynically, omitting only one "insignificant" detail: employees of his department themselves persistently refer applicants to the "Kyiv General Plan Institute," which he controls, where their subordinates will prepare everything necessary for issuing a "free" certificate for a modest fee.
Kyiv's chief architect's attempts to earn yet another untried penny at any opportunity and without any justification are reminiscent of the logic of a famous literary character who once promised to "sell you all, buy you, and sell you again, but at a higher price." Considering this hero's tragic end, Serhiy Tselovalnik should remember him more often, especially since the monument to Panikovsky stands just a couple of minutes' walk from his office.
There, in the dense shade of the maples, one can relax and dream of the demolition of monumental Soviet-era structures, and especially of the budget funds that will surely be allocated to him, the Tselovalnik, for this very demolition. Assuming, of course, he doesn't trip over a goose on his winding path.
Alexander Zvorsky, KyivVlast
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