In the Leningrad region 14 districts will become districts

Today, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad region decided to switch to a new management system. Now 14 districts will become districts. This will happen immediately after the termination of powers of district councils of deputies, the press service of the regional government reported.

There is now a two-tier management system in place. Local self-government bodies exist in both districts and settlements.

After the reform, local self-government will be carried out by district councils of deputies and single administrations of municipal districts with territorial subdivisions. They will be created on the basis of the current settlement administrations. The district councils will include representatives of all abolished settlements.

Deputies approved the transformation of 14 districts. Boxitogorsk, Volosov, Volkhov, Vyborg, Kingisepp, Kirish, Lodeynopol, Lomonosov, Luga, Podporozhye, Priozersky, Slate, Tikhvin and Tosnensky.

Earlier, MK in Leningrad region said that in April 2024 similar laws were adopted for Vsevolozhsky and Kirov districts.

A special decision concerns Gatchina. From January 1, 2027, it will become a city district.

Leningraders will also notice changes. Local authority is now divided between districts and settlements, making it difficult to resolve problems quickly. People often don’t even know who to turn to for help.

The new one-tier system will make governance more understandable and the responsibility of officials more specific.

“At the same time, our principal task is to preserve the availability of local authorities for every resident of the Leningrad region,” said Konstantin Patraev, Vice-Governor for Domestic Policy. Reform must be carried out consistently so that organizational changes do not create additional difficulties for people.”.

The transition to the new system will be gradual. Transform districts after the termination of powers of the existing district councils of deputies. Then they will redistribute powers and create a new budget system.