The YABLOKO party has motioned a suit in the first instance
court demanding to oblige the Moscow authorities to provide
a state expertise the State Plan of Moscow Development.
“According to our information, the State Plan of Moscow Development
has not received a positive conclusion from the state expertise
in spite of the fact that Mosgosekspertiza (Moscow State Expertise
Agency) under the Moscow Government was mandated to conduct
it. As far as we know, most experts were dissatisfied with
the solution of transport problems in the new plan,” runs
the statement signed by YABLOKO’s Chair Sergei Mitrokhin.
At present public has no access to the conclusion of the
state expertise, despite of the fact that it should form an
appendix of the State Plan. Also there was no broad public
discussion of the plan envisaging changes that will affect
the Muscovites.
“I have repeatedly asked to provide the conclusion of state
expertise both as deputy of the Moscow City Duma, and on behalf
of the YABLOKO party, however, all I received are only formal
replies,” Mitrokhin stressed.
He also indicated that the Moscow Government, the Moscow
City Duma and Mosgosekspertiza violated YABLOKO’s right to
get information on the decision of the state expertise. Mitrokhin
confirmed the intention of the party to dispute in court the
lawfulness of the State Plan.
Additional information on the State Plan.
The conclusion of the State Expertise was signed on December
22, 2009, a month after the draft was submitted to the Moscow
City Duma. The conclusion contains “recommendations for further
work”, which means that it is not a “positive conclusion”.
In accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 1 of the Moscow
Urban Planning Code “the state plan can not be approved without
a positive conclusion from the state expertise”. And in accordance
with Article 26 of the Code, the conclusion of the state expertise
should be attached to the draft plan submitted by the Mayor
of Moscow to the Moscow City Duma.
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