The former head of the Rēzekne City Council, Aleksandrs Bartaševičs, indicated in the official’s declaration that he owns real estate in Riga.
The media reveal some features of this facility, the market value of which is equal to about ten years’ salary of the mayor.
According to the Land Register, Alexander Bartashevich owns an apartment at 4 Krišjāna Valdemāra Street. This is the well-known "Pflūga nams", located just a few steps from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The construction of this architectural monument began in 1877 according to the project of Robert August Pflug. It is famous, in particular, for the creation of the Nativity of Christ Cathedral on Brīvības Street.
In 2021, Starlex Estate announced the start of sales of residential properties in the renovated Pflūga nams complex.
Alexander Bartashevich purchased an apartment with an area of 156.1 m². But that’s not all! The politician’s wife, Olga Bartashevich, purchased a neighboring apartment. This property is a little less than 152.5 m².
Everything would be fine, but this week it became known that in order to save money in Rezekne, they continue to reduce the benefits for socially vulnerable citizens introduced at the initiative of the municipality. The decision to change social support was made taking into account the current financial situation in the city, the social service says. Even bath services have become less accessible to poor Rēzekne residents, reports the Latgale studio of the Latvian Radio.
