Private House Demolished in Kurgan for Recreation Zone

In Kurgan, a private house at No. 54 on Pushkin Street was demolished. Workers are clearing old homes to make way for the Tree of Life recreation zone.

Recall that earlier, a 45.RU correspondent wrote in early July that only one family remained there. The house was occupied by Yelena Nikolayevna with her daughter and the daughter«s husband. Each woman owned a small share (7/368). The city administration offered them a monetary payment of 168,993 rubles (about $1,900 at current rates). But they refused to leave the house because they had nowhere to go.

The journalist was present at the meeting with municipal officials. Yelena Nikolayevna and her daughter were offered temporary relocation to flexible housing. But at the meeting, the woman refused because the rooms she had seen did not suit her.

Upon learning of the demolition, a 45.RU correspondent called Yelena Nikolayevna. She said that they had moved into flexible housing. With city staff, she looked at several more options and settled on a room on Solnechny Boulevard. However, she will continue to sue the city administration for permanent housing instead of temporary quarters.

Recall that in early June, workers began actively demolishing houses on the block of Kareltsova Street – January 9 Street – Pushkin Street. By October 15, the Tree of Life recreation zone will be built here, with a budget of 63.9 million rubles (about $710,000 at current rates).

City authorities reported that on the Bitevka embankment they plan to build a pier for catamaran rentals. The area will also include children«s play and sports grounds, small architectural forms, a bicycle path, and a café. On the embankment, they will install a stele “City of Labor Valor” and a museum “Tsarevo Gorodishche,” whose building will have an unusual mound-like shape.

The road on the section of Pushkin Street, from Kareltsova to Krivolapova, will be repaired and widened for 50.1 million rubles (about $556,700 at current rates). The contractor is Vargashinskoye Enterprise for Construction, Repair and Maintenance of Highways (JSC).

There were reports that high-rises could be built on the site of the demolished houses. But Kurgan Oblast Governor Vadim Shumkov dispelled such speculation on his social media.

“The ‘vigilant’ Kurgan residents, who habitually spend their evenings on benches and in public chats, saw in this an underhand plan by local officials, who would build something here and sell it all off. I will calm your frayed nerves and aching hearts, my friends — by the end of the year, a new park and a mini-museum, as well as a couple of cozy cafés, will appear here. I will see to it,” wrote Vadim Shumkov.

The head of the region stressed that the Kurgan city administration has been dealing with the resettlement of residents from the private sector at the intersection of Kareltsova Street – January 9 Street – Pushkin Street for two years.

“More than 250 million rubles (about $2,777,800 at current rates) have been allocated for this, including the cost of landscaping, to relocate people to normal conditions and to make this part of the city beautiful and cozy,” noted Vadim Shumkov.