Mykolaiv Couldn't Find the Funds for a Lot for Abandoned Cars

In Mykolaiv, funding has not yet been secured to set up a storage area for abandoned vehicles. The site in the Matviivka neighborhood requires a fence, lighting, and surveillance cameras.

This was discussed during a staff meeting on October 5, according to MykVisti.

Igor Nabatov, deputy director of the Department of Municipal Services at the Mykolaiv City Council, said that the city has designated a plot of land in Matviivka for abandoned vehicles. However, the site must be prepared before it can be put into use.

According to Nabatov, the city must ensure the site is properly developed, and the patrol police are ready to allocate part of their territory for such a facility.

Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych proposed not spending city budget funds on developing a new site, but instead asking the police about the possibility of using one of their existing sites.

“We can’t wait; we don’t have the money for a fence, asphalt, or video surveillance,” Senkevich said.

According to the mayor, the police have two sites—one near the pretrial detention center and the other near the construction market. Senkevich proposed asking law enforcement to allow abandoned cars to be stored at one of these sites.

Previously, Mykolaiv developed a procedure for identifying and towing abandoned vehicles from city streets. However, it has not yet been approved, as the city needs a special storage lot for the vehicles and a tow truck to implement the procedure.

At the same time, the police’s existing impound lots are intended for vehicles temporarily impounded for traffic violations. This procedure does not provide for their use to store abandoned vehicles.

Андрій Колісніченко