The parking scandal is brewing in Odessa. In the central part of the city, at the intersection of Richelieu and Grecheskaya streets, there was a parking lot that blocked a whole lane of the road: the marking of the new object is at an angle to the roadway and almost touches the double solid, so that there is no other way for motorists except for violating the traffic rules, To drive a detour around the opposite lane. Now the loaded street has become even more dangerous, complain motorists and activists. "Marking for parking on Rishelyevskaya blocked traffic on a single lane, forcing motorists to leave through two continuous to the oncoming lane," - indignant activist Yevgeny Melnik. At the same time, part of the motorists, trying to simplify the passage of other cars, park their iron horses on the sidewalk, creating inconvenience to pedestrians. With the fact that the parking lot across the only lane is not the place, agree and in the CP "Odesstransparkservis". "The parking lot has been there for many years, but it was on the sidewalk. This time, the performer simply incorrectly applied the markup, but this fact is not for us, "the Odestarsparkservice company told us in the Kommersant, suggesting that the personnel of the KP" Specialized Installation Operational Unit "(SMEP). But there they assured us that they did not work at the intersection of Richelieu and Greek streets. "We are not the only ones who are engaged in this," - they told us in the KP "SMEP". Meanwhile, the police nod their predecessors. "This parking lot was not coordinated in the State Tax Administration. Instead, they used an agreement that was issued at the time of the traffic police, when the traffic along this street was one-sided, "said Ruslan Forostyak, adviser to the head of the State Unitary Enterprise in the Odessa region. However, according to him, even the old, approved in the traffic police scheme, the current parking does not quite match. Earlier in the KP "SMEP" reported that since May 8 on this stretch of road planned to restore one-way traffic, but since then the corresponding road sign, according to motorists, there has not appeared. "Everyone drives, as well as went", - assert Odessa citizens. While on the street. Rishelievskaya traffic is hampered by parking, on other streets cars on the roadside are left just like this. All this only adds to the problems of already overburdened traffic in the city center, especially to the road users now join buses and cars with tourists. According to the Odessa publicist Sergei Sarafanyuk, it is necessary to find a balance between the desires of all parties. "Spontaneous parking interferes with the visual picture of the perception of buildings and deprives the possibility of a convenient walking tour for tourists," he recalled.. SEARCH: WEAPONS AND "ACCOUNTANCY" Adds oil to the "parking passions" and the message from the siloviki that one of the leaders of the CP "Odesstransparkservis" was detained in the workplace on suspicion of bribery. He allegedly extorted money from entrepreneurs. "The official was detained on receipt of $ 13,000 for issuing permits for the opening of three parking lots. During the searches, SBU officers found another $ 5,000 and "black" bookkeeping, "the press service of the SBU management in the Odessa region said, noting that law enforcers also check the involvement of others in the corruption scheme. The video of detention and searches in the office of the communal enterprise was published by activists of the public organization "Oberig". "During the searches, except for money, they found forbidden symbols (St. George's ribbon. - Auth. ) And cold steel, "- said the representative of the organization Vadim Labas.

Original article: Scandal in Odessa: the center was closed off for parking, and the chief parking man was caught on a bribe.