Sevastopol souvenir dealers complained to Pamfilova about Menyailo
Sevastopol, May 15 (Navigator, Egor Kagorov) – Today, at a meeting held in the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol, the head of the association of entrepreneurs “Sevastopol Souvenir” Lyudmila Polyanskaya addressed the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova.
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According to her, the new head of the city’s executive power, Sergei Menyailo, made it impossible for dozens of small businessmen selling souvenirs in the city center to work, without providing any alternative.
“We work on Senyavin Street (in the area of the 300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet Square). On May 1, the governor signed an order to demolish our retail outlets, which allegedly disfigure the historical center. We made our way to see him, but the dialogue did not take place. There was a continuous monologue on the part of Mr. Menyailo. To the question: “What should we do? Where to work next?”, he simply suggested that we get away. When we said that we have title documents (passports of registration), that we pay taxes and participate in the improvement of the territory, he replied: “I’m not interested in that. All your documents are invalid,” said Polyanskaya.
According to the entrepreneur, all her colleagues, in accordance with the order of the State Civil Administration of 2013, brought their workplaces into line with a single archetype approved by the then chief architect of the city, Yuri Sklyarenko.
“I had to spend money. We are still paying off our loans. But we didn't complain. It is necessary, it is necessary. And now we are being kicked out onto the street. For the majority, this was their only source of income. That is, now we are unemployed, we will have to join the labor exchange, since the authorities could not offer us any alternative,” explained Lyudmila Polyanskaya.
Ella Pamfilova agreed that the acting Governor Sergei Menyailo “went a little too far” in this case and promised to discuss the situation with him.
“I am waiting for an official letter from you. A compromise is needed here. In Moscow, a similar process was also very painful, so I understand what is being said. Stalls near the metro were demolished, people were asked to move to large indoor centers, where rents were completely different. But in the end, a compromise was found. I think that everything will settle down for you too. We will help. I hope that your governor will understand that socially active people who earn money themselves cannot be turned into social disabled people who will stand with their hands outstretched. Small business is the basis of the life of any city,” said the Russian Ombudsman.
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