Reader M. K. (name and address known to the editorial office) writes: "...In October last year, you published part of my letter about the Housing Cooperative and MZGM disregarding us. Among other things, I wrote asking whether, to improve cleanliness in the stairwells, it would be possible to post information stating who (by name) is responsible for cleanliness and how often the stairwell should be washed.
Seven months have passed, the increases came again, and cleanliness and order have not improved. There are no notices in the stairwells either, and in Głos Bolesławca I found no explanation from the management of the Housing Cooperative and MZGM on this matter. This is probably a typical example of the arrogance of people who think nothing of us. And yet they sit in their positions on the strength of our hard-earned money, forgetting that it is "the nose for the snuffbox," not the other way around. You printed SANEPID's response, but that is little consolation, since—as I read—it is not their concern. Where, then, is a person supposed to turn for the treatment befitting their dignity? I wonder whether matters of cleanliness and hygiene in the city and homes are discussed at city council sessions. Are resolutions adopted concerning fines and penalties for dirt and disorder? Could it be that the city does not need money? I read that councillors are occupied with changing street names, but does changing Żymierskiego Street to Baczyńskiego itself bring us any closer to a civilized European community?
It is more or less like someone putting on—yes—a new or different suit or tie instead of starting with a bath. If the councillors and readers think I am exaggerating, let them go behind the Market Square and along the adjacent streets and look at some of the stairwells.."
A reader from Starzyńskiego Street, while paying his rent, read a notice from the Housing Cooperative's management stating that putting up an announcement on the board (it does not say whether in the building or on some special, e.g. golden, board) costs 750,000 zlotys (!)
He also writes that if someone puts up an announcement without the Housing Cooperative management's permission and without paying the fee, they will have to pay 1 million (!). The reader comments: "Someone must have gone mad with these prices. It is surely cheaper to advertise on local television or in a newspaper, where the announcement will reach more people. One can also advertise on MZK buses. It is not about criticizing the cooperative authorities; let them charge even half a billion if there are people willing to pay. But then they should not say that they have no money to renovate the stairwells, for example, because people do not want to pay, and so on. By applying moderate rates, they would raise more money. Greed generally does not pay, as the saying goes: 'A miser pays twice.' The same applies to exorbitant interest...".