“Irpinvodokanal” officially refuted the fake spread by former Irpin mayor Oleksandr Markushyn about the alleged cost increase of the sewage pumping station (SPS) construction project on Tekhnolohichna Street in Irpin by ₴80 million (from ₴40 million to ₴125 million)

by Editor

Here’s the direct translation of the quote you provided: “Last year, together with Irpinvodokanal, we developed a project for a sewage pumping station right here. But the project cost 40 million, not 125.”

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This information is fake, false, and manipulative. We want to clarify the real situation for the community, since the former mayor is trying to mislead residents. So, let’s speak in the language of facts:

  • From May 2021 until 2025, neither the Irpin City Council, nor its executive committee, nor KP Irpinvodokanalhave developed any project for the construction of a new sewage pumping station (SPS). Accordingly, there is and has never been any budget, expert review, or cost estimate for such construction.
  • The Irpin City Council has not allocated 125 million UAH for the construction of an SPS on Tekhnolohichna Street at its most recent session — or at any other session.
  • The old SPS is still operating at that location, and has been serving a large Irpin neighborhood for decades (approximately 45 buildings, around 35 condominium associations, and roughly 3,000 residents).
  • The project for a new SPS is intended to ensure proper water supply and sewage services for nearly half of Irpin and several surrounding villages within the community.
  • The decision to build a new SPS next to the old one was made personally by Mr. Markushyn, who approached local developers.
  • On May 20, 2021, LLC Globalinvestments-2020 transferred a 0.3-hectare land plot (cadastral number 3210900000:04:001:3001) to the ownership of the Irpin City Council. Had Mr. Markushyn not intended to build a pumping station there with budget funds, he would not have accepted this land into municipal ownership.
  • Mr. Markushyn also requested developers to purchase materials and equipment for the new SPS. Developers complied, acquiring a large amount of equipment. Part of it is currently stored at the SPS site, while another part is rusting at Irpinvodokanal’s premises.
  • No one is planning to spend 125 million UAH from the city budget. From the outset, this project was designed to be co-financed by developers, the regional budget, and the city budget in line with proportional load-sharing. Moreover, construction companies have already invested significant amounts into equipment procurement.
  • The existing SPS was originally built by the developer of the Rich Town residential complex. However, during Markushyn’s tenure both as head of Irpinvodokanal and as mayor, dozens of other residential complexes were allowed to connect to this same SPS. This overloading is precisely what caused the sewage problems in the neighborhood — not the so-called “Karpliuk housing projects,” as Mr. Markushyn falsely claims.
  • To date, the Molodist group of companies and other developers have invested over 35 million UAH into this project. This sum includes the cost of part of the equipment, installation of external electricity supply, the market value of the land plot, electrical materials, earthworks, and more.

We urge community residents to trust only official and verified sources of information.