On the eve of St. Nicholas Day, the coal ordered finally arrived in the City of Ceramics. – Santa was not very generous – says Bolesławiec mayor Piotr Roman. As it turned out, Bolesławiec received 27 tonnes of the aforementioned fuel, but residents’ demand was... nearly 30 times greater, as more than 700 tonnes had been ordered.
He adds: – It is encouraging that this is coal from Polish mines, but it is worrying that there is no coal.
Preparations for this operation had been under way for a long time. – I declared – contrary to the opinion of many local government officials – that we were ready: technically, in terms of experience, available space, etc. – the head of Bolesławiec City Hall lists.
The mayor learned from a private entrepreneur, the owner of a coal depot, that it would not be the municipal ZEC company dealing with the so-called government coal after all. The latter had been appointed by Polska Grupa Górnicza for this task. – Today, we are the ones who have to explain ourselves to people – P. Roman states.
As Bolesławiec’s mayor emphasizes, nearby municipalities are in a similar situation. Worse still, it is virtually unknown when this problem will be resolved. City Hall officials are constantly calling PGG. Without success. – No one answers the phone – the mayor adds. – Let’s hope it does not happen that people receive this coal after the heating season.
He also points out that he knows television shows depots filled to the brim with coal. In reality, however, things look completely different. – Could it be that the intention is for local governments to be blamed for this situation? – he wonders.
He comments that the whole situation resembles scenes from the cult film “Teddy Bear”, the outstanding comedy by Stanisław Bareja, which portrayed the absurdities of life in the Polish People’s Republic.