Lviv's education chief staged a protest over delays in approving the school's expansion
Andriy Zakalyuk, director of the Lviv City Council’s Department of Education, staged a one-man protest outside the Lviv Regional State Administration, demanding that the documentation for the completion of School No. 41 in Bryukhovychi be approved promptly. The official brought with him two boxes of design and cost estimate documents.
The protest was prompted by a dispute between the City Council and the Regional State Administration regarding the completeness of the submitted documents. According to Zakalyuk, the city submitted the package for approval on August 21 after receiving the expert report. However, it was not until September 10 that the Lviv Regional State Administration reported that the complete set of design and cost estimate documents was missing for review.
Andriy Hodik, first deputy head of the Lviv Regional State Administration, denied that the administration had delayed the review. He noted that the city council’s letter was registered on August 25, but the project documentation itself or a reference to it was not attached.
Zakalyuk stated that the city had all the necessary documents and could have submitted them immediately if the Regional State Administration had notified them of the problem. After speaking with Hodik, he went to the administration’s office and officially handed over two boxes of documents.
According to the director of the Department of Education, approval of the documentation directly affects the ability to continue construction work. Without a decision from the Lviv Regional State Administration, Lviv cannot enter into a supplementary agreement with the contractor. Zakalyuk requested that the documents be approved within the five-day period stipulated by law.
School No. 41 in Bryukhovychi opened in September 2026 after a lengthy construction period. At the same time, a separate shelter is being built near the school, which is scheduled for completion by December. It was not included in the school’s original design, developed back in 2012.
Construction of the school began in 2016, but work was later halted due to a lack of funding. In 2024, the cost of completing the project was estimated at 237.5 million hryvnias.
Source: ZAXID.NET
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