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  • Komitas Residents Say "No" To High-Rise; Block Entrance To Courtyard

    KOMITAS RESIDENTS SAY "NO" TO HIGH-RISE; BLOCK ENTRANCE TO COURTYARD - PHOTOS
    Narek Aleksanyan

    http://hetq.am/eng/news/28579/komitas-residents-say-%E2%80%9Cno%E2%80%9D-to-high-rise;-block-entrance-to-courtyard.html
    16:29, August 6, 2013

    Yesterday morning, a group of Yerevan residents opposed to the
    construction of a 13 story building in their courtyard on Komitas
    Street blocked the entrance to the site in an attempt to block work
    crews and equipment from entering.

    The site is located at Komitas Street 5a, 3 and 7.

    Construction commenced in 2010 by a company called Liber Ltd. Ever
    since, residents have petitioned the courts to either stop the
    high-rise that will dwarf their homes or at least to force developers
    to scale down the height.

    Yesterday, the head of the construction crew, along with police,
    visited the site to talk with the protestors and to show them the
    blueprint for the new building. This failed to appease local residents
    who say they were never consulted when the plans for the building
    were drawn up.

    In the run up to the Yerevan municipal elections earlier this year,
    Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan made a campaign stop in the neighborhood
    and told residents that if no building would be constructed if that
    was their wish.

    But in fact, the developer does have a work permit which ends in 2014.

    Protesting residents say their action is open ended. They now say they
    are even opposed to a smaller building and now want a playground or
    garden to be built on the site.

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