The Reform Party and Tallinn's coalition partners have not yet reached an agreement on the future of the Russian Cultural Center. Reform Party members hope to receive answers on Monday when they meet with Deputy Mayor Kaarel Oja.
At the beginning of June, the Tallinn City Government decided that the activities of the Russian Cultural Center and the Salme Cultural Center would be discontinued. They will be merged with the Tallinn Kultuurikatel. The Russian Cultural Center is expected to be renamed the Sea Cultural Center in the future.
A few weeks later, Reform Party members began to criticize the plan. City Council member Ivi Eenmaa said that the merging of the Salme Cultural Center with the Kultuurikatel raises questions.
The chair of the City Council's Education and Culture Committee, Ülle Rajasalu, said that the questions have not disappeared. She asked how the Kultuurikatel will manage the cultural centers. Rajasalu said that the Reform Party can support the plan only if they are explained how the reform will work.
Answers to the questions are expected on Monday. Rajasalu believed that the answers would be received. She thought that if there were no answers, Kaarel Oja would not come before the council.
At the beginning of June, the Tallinn City Government agreed on the reform of cultural institutions. Reform Party deputy mayors approved the plan. Rajasalu explained that issues are generally discussed in the city government. Detailed discussions take place in the committee.
Social Democratic Deputy Mayor Kaarel Oja said that there are topics on which questions have arisen in the council. The supplementary budget and kindergarten fees have been covered in the media. There has been confusion regarding Tallinn's regulations and parking standards.