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People started posting on social media last week about the fact that the lighting is managed on Lazdynų Žėručio street despite the trees that have been growing here for a long time. At that time, images were captured of a trench dug next to the trees for communications, and a nearby tractor was used to carry out these excavations.
The works here are carried out by the Municipality of Vilnius UAB Vilniaus Pavvietimas. On the company’s website on March 23. The list of Vilnius city lighting development and modernization works to be carried out from March 23 to 26 was published in 2006. It also includes the Lazdynai Elderhood: “The lighting modernization works started in the Žėručio street. It is planned to replace 18 old lights with new LEDs this week. The works on Žėručio Street will take place until April 12. All the lighting on this street will be completely modernized ”.
Counted 170 linden and chestnuts
According to the hazelnuts, the laying of new cables in these streets damaged the roots of more than 170 linden and chestnut trees, although it was said that a distance of at least 3–3.5 m had to be maintained and excavated with shovels and not machinery. . Then it would be much easier to protect the roots of the trees that grow in these streets for decades.
In the group “Let’s save the Vilnius trees. Initiative ”published the entry“ Vilnius, Lazdynai Žėručio street, a wonderful alley of old chestnuts !!! A communication ditch without any distance, right next to the trunks! ”He received a lot of comments. People were outraged and urged each other to apply not only to the Vilnius City Municipality, but also to the Department of Environmental Protection.
Tomas Gulbin, deputy mayor of the municipality, also participated in the discussion, assuring that the works were suspended. He also promised that a specialist from the municipal administration would visit the place together with the arborist and assess the damage based on the order signed in December 2020 by Povilas Poderskis, former director of the administration. “
Facebook group “Let’s save the Vilnius trees. Initiative ”photo by Ieva / This is what the roots of trees dug when digging trenches for communications
The methodology stipulates that “the determination of the replacement value will be based on the results of the verification of the real condition, which will be recorded in the act of verification of the real data. The restoration value depends on the physical parameters of the plantation, the physical quality condition of the plantation and the place of growth ”, and the restoration value of the plantation is calculated according to the established formula.
The report was confirmed
The people of Lazdynai share information that the investigation is underway and the price of a tree is estimated at around 5,000. that the total, if calculated for 170 trees, should be impressive. And this is not the first case in Vilnius, similarly it was on MKČiurlionio street that the lighting was modernized.
The trench was dug at a distance of 1.5 m from tree trunks with a diameter greater than 15 centimeters.
Environmental Protection Department (AAD) 15 minutes reported that on March 23. A work in progress report was received that may have damaged the roots of chestnut trees growing near the sidewalk.
“Upon reaching the specified address, the information was confirmed: during the construction of the electric cable, the requirements were violated, that is, the trench was dug at a distance of 1.5 m from the trunks of trees with a diameter of more than 15 centimeters.
A protocol of administrative misconduct was drawn up for the responsible employee of the company who performed the works with an instruction in accordance with article 281 of the ANC of the Republic of Lithuania. 1 d. (The illegal destruction of green areas or the illegal damage, destruction or transplantation of protected trees and shrubs growing on non-forest lands imposes a fine on the heads of legal entities or other responsible persons – from 80 to 300 euros) ” said the AAD.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Roots of many trees damaged during lighting management at Hazelnuts
Also, according to the department, the responsible employees of the company have been advised to comply with the legal requirements in the future when carrying out work of a similar nature.
Municipality: the director retires
On Monday afternoon, the Municipality of Vilnius announced the resignation of Sigitas Mocevičius, Director of the UAB Vilniaus pavvietimas.
“By order of the mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius, after considering the activities of the company and compliance with the work rules, the director Sigitas Mocevičius resigns from the board of Vilnius Lighting”, said announcement was distributed by the municipality.
The report also indicates that, according to the regulations approved by the municipality, the repair and construction of engineering networks within 2 meters of tree trunks must be carried out manually: 171 tree roots on Žėručio street were damaged during last week’s works with “Vilniaus Lighting”.
The municipality undertook urgent tree protection works. According to arborists, about 90 percent. the vegetation on Žėručio Street will be preserved “.
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