Russian oligarchs plan to build shopping center in Bergi — locals demand checkpoint at Tosele bus stop
While security services run around with microscopes looking for national security risks, in Liepāja we've known for years that the real risks arise when someone wants to build yet another shopping center.
Security agencies have announced concerns about Russian oligarchs' plans to build a shopping center in Bergi, but in Liepāja we've long known that the real risk isn't foreign capital, but rather another shopping mall where you won't be able to buy fish or decent bread.
Korzhev and Troitsky, who once sold the juice factory "Multon" to "Coca-Cola" corporation for half a billion dollars, now want to invest in Latvia. Local resident Jānis Liepiņš, who can regularly be found at Tosele bus stop waiting for bus number 5, comments: "Well yes, oligarchs want to build a store. But do they know we already have 'Maxima' and 'Rimi'? What else do we need — a third place that sells the same potatoes for the same money?"
Security services are worried about reputational risks, but in Ropažu municipality, it seems they're more concerned about whether this project means someone will finally solve transportation issues. "If they build a shopping center, maybe they'll finally extend the bus route to Bergi," says a local council deputy hopefully.
Meanwhile in Riga, they're already planning to form a commission to evaluate the need for a commission that would study this issue. In Liepāja we're simply waiting for the first store in Bergi where you can buy fresh fish — then there'll be something to celebrate.
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