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Wheel of Indignation: Tyumen Residents Oppose Installation of Attraction in Deputies' Square
In Tyumen, local residents are outraged that a Ferris wheel may be installed on Deputatov Square. Earlier, the director of the city park of culture and recreation (GPKiO) Kamil Tagirov, in a conversation with 72.RU journalists, spoke about plans to install rides on this site, which were previously located in Voronezh. Residents of the park community did not like this idea. Especially when you see some movement starting in the park.
"They promised to ask our opinion, but the design work has already begun." We can't breathe here anyway. We are suffocating because of this Sirotnaya. The noise level is unbearable. They will want to cut down all the trees and build another Tsvetnoy Boulevard. No matter what city you go to, there are parks everywhere. And we have two or three trees. We don't feel the need for a Ferris wheel. After installation, the entire area will be demolished and turned into a paid amusement park." In a conversation with a 72.RU correspondent, Marina Rubinets, a resident of the area, expressed her indignation.
The Seoul government has announced that it does not plan to install a Ferris wheel in 2024. In comments to residents' posts on social media, the government said it would take residents' opinions into account when developing a future concept for the park's improvement.
— A concept for the development and improvement of Deputatov Square is being developed, taking into account the existing infrastructure and improvement. In most cases, the vote sounds like this: "I decide!" This happens on the portal. "We will definitely write about all the steps for improvement in our groups on social networks," the city authorities wrote.
Let me remind you that the very same 38-meter-high Ferris wheel appeared on Tsvetnoy Boulevard on December 31, 2017. There are 18 closed transparent cabins, each of which can accommodate 6 people. After the attraction was dismantled, it was sent to another city, as planned. This is what Voronezh became, but local residents did not particularly appreciate such entertainment due to the modest height of the wheels.