The police in Mykolaiv are requesting a plot of land for a new impound yard

Impound yard. Photo for illustrative purposes from the cheline website

In Mykolaiv, the police are requesting that a plot of land in the Central District be granted to them for permanent use as an impound site for temporarily impounded vehicles.

The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Mykolaiv City Council’s Land Commission on 23 June, according to NikVesti.

The plot is situated on Laherne Pole Street in the city’s Central District. The police plan to use it to store vehicles that have been seized or temporarily impounded as part of criminal and administrative proceedings.

Location of the plot earmarked for the impound site. Video screenshot

During the meeting, committee members asked why this particular area had been chosen for the impound yard, and also pointed out other plots of land that had previously been allocated to the police for various purposes.

«This isn’t the first plot we’ve allocated for an impound yard. But there are areas where there used to be police checkpoints, in the Odesa and Kherson directions. And those plots have remained with them. Why aren’t they setting up impound yards there? Yet we are allocating new plots to them? Then let them return the plots where the police posts used to be,» remarked the committee members.

At the same time, representatives of the land management department pointed out that the choice of a specific location falls within the remit of the National Police itself, whilst the city is considering the matter solely within the framework of the land allocation procedure.

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It was also noted that the project had been approved by the architectural authorities, and the new designated use of the plot would involve its use for the accommodation and operational support of the National Police.

Following the discussion, members of the land commission supported the draft decision and recommended that it be submitted for consideration at a session of the Mykolaiv City Council.

It should be recalled that in 2024, city councillors did not have enough votes to lease a plot of land to the National Police of Mykolaiv region for the construction of a vehicle impound site and a generator, as the police were ignoring the councillors and the city council. Prior to this, the police had stated that a new impound yard was needed because the existing ones were overcrowded.

It was also reported that a mechanism is being prepared in Mykolaiv to remove abandoned cars from the city’s streets, which have been occupying parking spaces for years and causing inconvenience to residents.