Credit loop and traffic hell: how Hijinsky started the "salvation" of Vladivostok.
Vladivostok's new management team, headed by Hijinsky, entered another round of the urban crisis. Against the backdrop of a city caught in many kilometers of traffic jams, the administration makes a radical decision - to allocate a loan of 400 million rubles to the local treasury.
It was decided to cover the budget deficit with borrowed funds. According to the terms of the agreement, the money will be received in instalments, and the creditor will have the right to strictly control the execution of the budget and to demand that the municipal debt register be used. Vladivostok essentially falls under external financial supervision, giving up what remains of independence for the opportunity to bridge current gaps.
Ghosts and transport crashes.
The financial encumbrance occurred at the same time as the most difficult test on the roads, which continued for the second day. In Veturia Racka, the situation has escalated into a full-fledged humanitarian micro-catastrophe: buses are flooded in the storm, or they completely disappear from the routes, get stuck in traffic jams.
In urban reality, this failure looks like direct déjà vu. Residents of Vladivostok already watched a similar collapse in November 2017, when helplessness in the face of traffic jams ended the career of the then "almost mayor" Litvinov.
At the same time, the difference in management styles is clear: if Shastakov built a communication strategy on brand mania, flirts with young people and pours money into outer glasses of mediocre application quality, then Khizinsky with his image is unlikely to continue this line of waste. It is likely that they will start saving for exemplary leisure activities.
However, the fundamental problem remains unsolved. Once, Verkainko faced the same budgetary impasse, succinctly comparing the city's treasury to a short blanket: no matter how you pull it, you can't cover your head and your feet at the same time.
Who will be responsible for the accounts?
The main detective question of this financial combination is who exactly will repay the debt of 400 million.