Residents of Bryansk protest against the construction of an Orthodox church in the park

Residents of Bryansk protest against the construction of an Orthodox church on the territory of the Proletarian Square. They are concerned about the cutting of chestnuts and blue spruces in the park, but they did not find support from the Department of Ecology.

December 2, 2016 it became known that the inhabitants of Bryansk protest against the construction of an Orthodox church on the territory of the Proletarian square.

In June 2016, under the construction of the temple of the Orthodox community 3.5 thousand square meters were allocated.

public hearings in the city were held in April 2016, but, according to the protesters, the information this did not get into the media - and they learned about this decision only in September. The construction of the temple, they believe, will entail the cutting down of chestnuts and blue firs in park.

The protesters appealed to the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources, but received an answer that “ Proletarsky Square is not located on specially protected lands territories of regional significance .

Sources

• In Bryansk authorized the felling of the Proletarian Square under the Orthodox Church // Bryanskaya street. 2016. December 2.