Abandoned park

After two years in the South helping her son take care of his grandchildren, Mrs. Loan finally returned home. She noticed many changes in the city. A Japanese supermarket, said to be the biggest in Hai Duong , was about to open near her house. Today, the weather was warm, so she invited her husband and some neighbors to go for a walk to exercise. As they passed the overgrown central park, Mrs. Loan asked her husband:

- We've lived in this new urban area for over a decade now, and the park is still abandoned, becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes and rats. Meanwhile, the children in the neighborhood have nowhere to play, and the elderly have nowhere to exercise. I wonder how long this abandoned city will remain in this state?

Hearing his wife's question, Mr. Ban said:

- This urban area belongs to a private investment company. They haven't handed it over to the city yet. It's not just the area around my house. The other day I went to the urban area where my former comrade lives, and the park in front of his house has been abandoned for many years. People living nearby, regretting the loss of the land, have turned it into a vegetable garden. Weeds have grown profusely on both sides of the median strip, and many places have become garbage dumps.

Hearing Mr. Ban's words, Mrs. Ly, who was jogging with him, also joined the conversation:

- It's especially tough for those who own cars. I heard that Mr. Manh's family just lost nearly ten million dong on car repairs because rats got into their car near a park, chewed up all the electrical wires, and even dragged food into the engine compartment. The other day, there was a dengue fever outbreak, and my family was extremely worried because of the young child. We bought insecticide and sprayed it around the house and in front of the door, but it didn't seem to work because the weeds grew too big.

Hearing Mrs. Ly's complaints, Mrs. Loan said:

- I visited my son's residence in the South, which is also a new urban area, but they pay a lot of attention to public spaces. As soon as they started working there, they planted flowers around the park and hired people to take care of them, unlike this. The park is spacious, green, clean, and has playgrounds for children and outdoor exercise equipment for adults...

Hearing his wife say that, Mr. Ban said:

- Provincial and city leaders are very concerned about this issue, so recently they have resolutely decided to only issue land use right certificates for areas where infrastructure has been completed and handed over. The residents in our area are at a disadvantage because they agreed to live there before the company completed the infrastructure. When the authorities reminded them, the company sporadically completed some items, but it seems like it was just a formality. Even the wastewater treatment tank intended to be built underground in the park was dug up, concrete was poured, and then it was left unfinished for a few days.

"So, nobody has made any suggestions to the local leaders? This is affecting the city's image," Mrs. Loan wondered.

"The other day, when the city leaders came to meet with the residents, Mr. Mạnh from our neighborhood also voiced his concerns, but it didn't make any difference. Maybe when the provincial leaders come to meet with voters in our ward next time, we can voice our concerns again and see what happens," Mrs. Ly suggested.

LAM DUONG

Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/cong-vien-bo-hoang-401355.html