Polotsk Regional Executive Committee on October 29 held a public hearing on the issue of destruction of trees for the construction of the temple. Russian Orthodox church to be built in the railway hospital on the outskirts of Polotsk. To do so will be cut 17 beautiful larch and birch trees . The Citizens Voice , offers to save the trees , was not heard.

The next public hearings Polotsk residents , as always, took place in the great hall of the Polotsk district executive committee. The meeting was scheduled for 17 hours and 30 minutes. In addition to the committee members in the audience there were 47 residents of Polotsk district. Most of the people who came to the public hearings , check once voted "for" , not even listening to the discussion of the problem. As a result of a vote - 43 votes cast for removal of plant facilities, the four members refused to vote. Most came to the meeting were employees of the railway hospital , which was brought to the executive committee organized .

In discussing the need for cutting of trees became clear that many of those present did not understand what they are voting . To many it seemed that the discussion is the question of " whether or not to build the church? '.

As said , the head of the hospital , the question of the construction was settled eight years ago, and the lord blessed the construction of Theodosius . But all this time could not find the money for construction. And now found a sponsor , Russia's Gazprom has agreed to finance the construction of the Orthodox Church.

Several people have tried to suggest to consider the possibility of building a church without the cutting of trees , but their appeals were in vain . Moreover, that is before the meeting, the majority voted "for the destruction of the green world of objects ." Minutes of the meeting residents were not kept. How to get a copy of the minutes of the meeting , the participants were not told . Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee escaped with a common phrase - " Minutes of the meeting shall be issued in accordance with the law ."

The church will be built on the territory of the hospital complex , surrounded by a mesh fence around the perimeter . Most of this area is a beautiful park with lots of large trees and walkways , a playground and benches. And at the future construction now stands Orthodox iron cross . Build a church could be , and for the hospital . Just a hundred meters of the fence is a vacant lot , overgrown with bushes and trees without the valuable species. There already is dumping the access road for construction.

Alexander Morozov, dyjalog.info