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CHURCH CLAIMS ETCHMIADZIN PARK TO GET MUCH NEEDED FACELIFT
Grisha Balasanyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/29573/church-claims-etchmiadzin-park-to-get-much-needed-facelift.html
12:26, September 24, 2013
For the past ten years, the park in Etchmiadzin has belonged to the
Armenian Church whose headquarters are located in the same town.
This means that the Church is responsible for the maintenance of the
park, located adjacent to the Mpother See.
When the park was under the purview of the municipality, it was the
favorite spot for children who came to ride the carousels and play
in the recreation area.
Today, the park has lost its former attractiveness. The benches are
in need of repair and there is only one cafe with a kiddy carousel
or two for children up to the age of seven. The park offers little
for older kids.
There is no grass at all to play on and several trees have withered
and died due to a lack of irrigation.
Recent rainfall has temporarily satiated the dry landscape of the park.
Father Vahram Melikyan, who heads the Mother See's Press Service,
told Hetq that the grounds hadn't been watered due to an accident at
the pumping station. He said the problem has been fixed and that the
park will once again get water.
Father Melikyan also noted that plans are being drawn up to improve
the park's appearance and promised to keep Hetq informed regarding
the details.
From: Baghdasarian
Grisha Balasanyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/29573/church-claims-etchmiadzin-park-to-get-much-needed-facelift.html
12:26, September 24, 2013
For the past ten years, the park in Etchmiadzin has belonged to the
Armenian Church whose headquarters are located in the same town.
This means that the Church is responsible for the maintenance of the
park, located adjacent to the Mpother See.
When the park was under the purview of the municipality, it was the
favorite spot for children who came to ride the carousels and play
in the recreation area.
Today, the park has lost its former attractiveness. The benches are
in need of repair and there is only one cafe with a kiddy carousel
or two for children up to the age of seven. The park offers little
for older kids.
There is no grass at all to play on and several trees have withered
and died due to a lack of irrigation.
Recent rainfall has temporarily satiated the dry landscape of the park.
Father Vahram Melikyan, who heads the Mother See's Press Service,
told Hetq that the grounds hadn't been watered due to an accident at
the pumping station. He said the problem has been fixed and that the
park will once again get water.
Father Melikyan also noted that plans are being drawn up to improve
the park's appearance and promised to keep Hetq informed regarding
the details.
From: Baghdasarian