"‘We looked each other in the eyes’: The director of the utility discusses his negotiations with the head of the GHI regarding the pruning of plane trees in Mykolaiv."

“Looking into each other's eyes”: the director of the utility company on how he negotiated with the head of the Environmental Inspection about trimming the plane trees in Mykolaiv

During a briefing, the director of the utility company “Mykolaiv Parks,” Dmytro Chuchmay, explained to journalists how he negotiated the trimming of the plane trees on Soborna Street with the head of the eco-inspection. According to him, they “looked into each other's eyes” and reached a compromise solution for collaboration.

- I personally met with the head of the environmental inspection, with his inspectors present, and we agreed. Just like that, sitting at the table. I say this openly, hiding nothing; let him look me in the eyes through the cameras and lenses. We gathered, looked into each other's eyes, and agreed that on January 9th, at 9 AM, we would go to Soborna Street, take any tree, and my specialists would start trimming it. In the presence of my specialists and the specialists from the state environmental inspection. We trim, and at some point, their specialist says: that's enough. We stop the work. The high-altitude workers take photos and videos of what is happening with the trunk, and we review and make a joint decision: that's enough, for instance. This is the template we will then follow. But unfortunately, those were just words. None of them showed up on the 9th at 9 AM. What can we talk about? I am ready for dialogue and solutions. Let’s go out together and make a decision. No, just slogans and shouting,” Chuchmay said.