Members of the "Lutsk European" faction in the Lutsk City Council are outraged by the practice of officials of the Lutsk City Executive Committee disregarding compliance with the law. This especially concerns officials dealing with the housing and communal services block of issues. This was discussed on July 4 at a press conference of the leadership of the public coalition "Lutsk European." \n \nAs stated by the head of the public coalition, leader of the "Lutsk European" faction in the Lutsk City Council, Dmytro Moskvych, employees of the housing and communal services department of the Lutsk City Executive Committee disregard not only citizens' appeals to this department but also deputies' inquiries. In addition to violating all possible deadlines for responding to an inquiry, they also submit it in the form of a classic "brush-off." \n \nAs stated at the press conference by the coordinator of the public coalition "Lutsk European," Oleksandr Martyniuk, "the vicious circle of circular correspondence must be broken." In his opinion, this should have been done by the prosecutor's office, but it not only fails to perform its functions but also disregards orders of the Prosecutor General's Office. To confirm this thesis, he cited documents that support it. "The city cannot be a 'nature reserve' of old approaches," he added. \n \nAlso, according to Dmytro Moskvych, personnel changes in the housing and communal services block of the city executive committee are long overdue. And if the city mayor does not draw personnel conclusions, then the deputies should do so. \n \n \n \nHere is an example of an inquiry made by the "Lutsk European" faction within the framework of the citywide campaign "Europe Begins with Roads!" and the "response" to it: \n \nFaction in the Lutsk City Council "Lutsk European" \nOut. No. 1 dated 14.04.2005 \n \nTo the Lutsk City Mayor A.F. Kryvytskyi \n \nDeputy Inquiry \n \nDEAR ANTON FEDOROVYCH! \nOn the basis of paragraphs 7 and 9 of Article 49 of the Law of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government," Articles 19 and 21 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Status of Deputies of Local Councils," we address you with an inquiry regarding the performance of the following actions: \n•\tTo instruct the relevant executive subdivisions to carry out a complete inventory (passportization) of Lutsk's city motor roads, determining their length, existing technical condition, annual maintenance cost, specifics of traffic load, peculiarities of the location of sewerage and other networks, and the cost of capital and routine repairs; \n•\tOn the basis of Article 48 of the Law of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government," to create a temporary control commission on road management issues under the city council with the participation of council deputies, experts, representatives of executive bodies of local self-government, and the public. The commission — within a short timeframe — to analyze the effectiveness of the use of budget funds for the reconstruction and maintenance of motor roads, compliance with contractual obligations by the contractors, especially regarding quality and warranty periods of road operation; \n•\tTo initiate the creation of a municipal fund "Roads of Lutsk" with the definition of clear procedures for its replenishment and public control over the targeted use of funds; \n•\tTo develop a mechanism for attracting funds on a contractual basis from individuals and legal entities engaged in regular passenger or freight transportation along the city's motor roads, for the purpose of financing works on the maintenance and reconstruction of road surfaces; \nPlease inform us about the possibility and mechanisms for implementing the above-mentioned actions in accordance with Article 22 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Status of Deputies of Local Councils" and paragraph 8 of Article 49 of the Law of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government." \n \n \n \n \nLutsk City Council \nExecutive Committee \n16.06.05 No. 4.20-70 \n \nTo the deputies of the Lutsk City Council \nof the "Lutsk European" faction \n \nIn response to the deputy inquiry dated 14.04.05 No. 1, the executive committee of the city council informs that at present the housing and communal services department has ordered documentation from the technical bureau "Cadastre" for the inventory (passportization) of all streets of the city, which will indicate the number of streets, their length, city networks, road surface, number of manholes, grates, etc. \nThe cost of maintenance, capital and routine repairs of streets is calculated by the housing and communal services department at the end of each current year with a set of works for the following year, on the basis of which a title list is compiled and approved by the city executive committee. \nAt sessions of the city council, the financing of all types of works is agreed upon with the deputies of the city council. \nEvery year, organizations that make a share contribution are involved in carrying out repair works on the city's roads. \nThus, in 2004-2005, with the help of share contributors, repairs were carried out on K. Savura, Z. Kosmodemianska, and Tsiolkovskyi streets. \nRegularly, with the active participation of the State Traffic Police, inspections of the condition of the road surface are conducted and reports are drawn up. \n \n \nDeputy City Mayor \nL.O. KyryLchuk \n \nExecutor: \nSemeniuk \n