Hayk Marutyan instructs to remove election posters from undetermined places

03.12.2018

During the regular working meeting Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan instructed to remove election posters placed in undetermined places.

“I ask all persons in charge and heads of administrative districts to remove all election posters stuck or placed in inappropriate places no matter what party they promote. We are a non-party organization and must ensure equality for everyone. Not all areas are appropriate for sticking posters and the posters placed in undetermined places are to be removed at once and sticking of new ones must be prevented. I urge all political parties to take this fact into account”, said the Mayor.
During the meeting the Mayor was reported that all necessary steps had been taken to ensure availability of polling stations for people with locomotor disabilities. The activities have been completed in 308 local polling stations of 475 ones. In 157 ones placement of wheelchair ramps is impossible as the polling stations are on the second floors. In these areas the problem will be solved in accordance with the situation.
The Mayor also touched upon the problem of keeping the norms at building sites. The mayor instructed to re-consider the norms of building sites arrangement, then notify the organizations about the norms and strengthen the control.
In relation to the activities being carried out in the capital by the international loan programs the Mayor was reported that they are going on in accordance with the schedule. In particular, the construction of Davtashen-Ashtarak and Babajanyan-Ashtarak segments of Yerevan bypass road being fulfilled with the support of Asian Development Bank is being continued. The construction of Davtashen-Ashtarak segment is at the final stage. With the assistance of ADB, by means of grant financing the study of lifts economy has been started. The information on the results of the study will be provided to the consulting company.
The mayor was also reported that the program of New Year and Christmas events is ready. Festive decoration of the capital has been started as well. This year a new, artificial new Year Tree will be placed in Republic square. Its height is 35+2 meters (with the top), the diameter at the bottom is 14.4 meters. It will be decorated with 200- kilometer-long chain of lights and 1500 toys.
At the meeting Hayk Marutyan also introduced the new Advisor to the Mayor Arthur Sargsyan.

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