A two-story abandoned building worries residents of the Mokrushinsky microdistrict. Strange gatherings take place in the basement, and stray dogs also live here. Entrepreneurs who work nearby tried to buy the building and put it in order. However, this cannot be done. As businessmen say, part of the two-story building is owned by the region, and the basement is a functioning bomb shelter. However, the owners do not care about the condition of the property.

The Council of Elders of Tomsk turned to the City Duma with a request to discuss the removal of the monument to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Exactly the transfer - this is how the issue was listed on the agenda of the meeting of the commission on regulations and legal issues. According to city elders, such a sculptural composition does not decorate the city and it needs to be found in another place.

According to data as of this morning, Tom within the city limits has risen slightly - by 20 centimeters. The TV2 news agency was informed about this by the press service of the city administration. “However, the possibility of a sharp rise in water remains,” the press service of the mayor’s office clarified.

The working group was created under the town planning council of the mayor's office. It includes deputies, representatives of the public and the media. At a meeting of the Committee on Regulations and Legal Issues of the Tomsk Duma, the council of elders asked to include three of their representatives in the working group. The TV2 news agency was informed about this by the press service of the City Duma.

A two-year-old child who was admitted to the hospital while intoxicated is now in intensive care, Vladimir Osipkin, deputy chief physician for the medical unit of children's city hospital No. 4, told the TV2 news agency. According to him, the child is in a condition of moderate severity. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the boy was admitted to the hospital at night. The child was intoxicated and diagnosed with a concussion.

City deputies, together with members of the Council of Elders, discussed the initiative to move the monument to Chekhov. According to city elders, such a sculpture does not decorate the governor’s quarter, and it needs to be moved to another place, for example, to the park in front of the Art Museum. “The Governor’s Quarter is not a place for the image of Chekhov, or for anyone else.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the head of the settlement, using his official position, the official registered land plots in the name of relatives. Based on this fact, a criminal case has been initiated under article of fraud. The former head faces up to 6 years in prison. We would like to add that the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not provide more detailed information.

The Alena Petrova Charitable Foundation became the winner in the fourth Presidential Grants Competition of 2012, the foundation reports. “We are very pleased that our foundation and children received support through this competition. Thanks to this, we will be able to expand our rehabilitation work: give children as many comprehensive lessons and activities as possible, contributing to their speedy recovery.

The head of the Zonalnensky rural settlement, Alexander Geloev, reported this to the TV2 news agency. According to him, the excavations were located on Chekhov Street. Water pipes were being laid there. The work was completed and the hole was buried. Let us remind you that local resident Andrei Lebedev told us about the abandoned excavations in Zonalny. He said that a trench was dug near the house about a month ago to lay pipes.

A two-year-old child was admitted to the hospital at night unconscious. Doctors found almost 3 ppm of alcohol in his blood, said Evgeny Kuznetsov, head of the department of anesthesiology and intensive care at Children's Hospital No. 4. “He was admitted in serious condition : severe alcohol intoxication plus beatings. Almost 3 ppm for an adult is more than half a liter of vodka. This is calculated by weight, so I won’t say how much or what he drank,” noted Evgeny Kuznetsov.

The Tomsk Regional Court found Marat Asadullin, an adherent of radical movements of Islam, guilty of committing a crime under the article “Promoting Terrorist Activities,” reports the press service of the regional FSB Directorate. The court sentenced Asadullin to 2 years in prison to serve the sentence in a general regime correctional colony. A criminal case against Asadullin was initiated by the FSB Directorate for the Tomsk Region in December 2011.

Today at 10 am there will be a meeting of the commission on Regulations and legal issues of the Tomsk Duma, at which the issue of moving the monument to Anton Chekhov will be considered. The issue was submitted for consideration by the City Council of Elders, the press service of the city parliament reports. There are a total of ten issues on the agenda of the commission meeting.

This is how Lev Pichurin, a member of the council of elders, commented on the TV2 news agency’s appeal to the Tomsk Duma about moving the monument to Anton Chekhov. “The fact that the sculpture was placed near the governor’s quarter is a mistake. This should not have been allowed. It would be necessary in due time to think about the possibility of installing this sculpture in some other place. For example, in the City Garden. Now we need to fix the error.

Ideas for overhauling the avenue were expressed at a meeting at the mayor's office, the press service of the city administration reports. The roadway of the avenue will be expanded to four standard lanes, and stop pockets for public transport will be formed in accordance with GOST requirements. “In some places, this will require moving communication lines, a contact network, rearranging lighting poles, and relocating water supply and heating networks,” the press service clarifies.

The author of the monument, Tomsk sculptor Leonty Usov, commented on the TV2 news agency on the initiative of the City Council of Elders to move the monument to Anton Chekhov. This issue is being considered by deputies of the City Duma today. “This is some kind of stupidity. I like the fact that this issue is raised every year and thereby maintains a burning interest in the monument to Anton Pavlovich. The whole Internet is just heating up. I am grateful to the Council of Elders for this.