City news

News from Talas City Hall and the City Council. For the Mayor's schedule see The Mayor; for orders and decisions, Decisions and budget.

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2026

City

Leaf collection in the parks until 20 November

Leaves from courtyards can be left in bags beside the containers on collection days. Burning leaves in the city is not allowed.

Transport

Winter tyres: marshrutka inspections from 16 November

The Transport and Roads Department and the traffic police will check marshrutkas at the Central Bus Station and the Semiz terminus. Vehicles without winter tyres lose their route licence until they are fitted.

City Council

City Council meets on 12 November

On the agenda: the 2027 city budget (first reading), winter road maintenance and the marshrutka route licences for 2027. The session is open to the public.

The Mayor

Mayor visits boiler house No. 6 in Semiz

Mayor Erkin Asanbaev inspected the reconstructed boiler house No. 6 with Talas Jylu Tarmaktary engineers and councillor Andrés Ochoa Kaparov. Two new boilers will heat 41 blocks in Semiz and the Western Corridor this winter.

City

Liberty Boulevard winter lights from 1 December

The lights will be switched on at 18:00 on 1 December and stay on until the end of the New Year holidays.

Utilities

Heating season has started

Talas Jylu Tarmaktary began heating on 15 October. If your radiators are still cold, call 1-50 with your address.

City

Neighbourhood small grants: 23 projects funded

The City Hall's small grants for neighbourhood associations, run with the Köpürö resource centre, will pay for playgrounds, courtyard lighting and two ramps for wheelchair users. The list of projects is on the Departments page.

Transport

Snow-clearing plan approved

38 machines are ready for winter. Priority roads: the Trans-Talas Highway, Liberty Boulevard, the hospital and the bus station.

Utilities

Talas Suu: water meters in 6,000 more flats

The metering programme approved by the Council in September continues in the Soviet Centre and the Northern District. Fitting is free; the meter is sealed by Talas Suu. Book on 1-52.

City Council

Council hears the half-year budget report

Revenue for January to June was 51 percent of the year's plan. The Council asked the Finance Department for a report on stall rents at Bazar-i Kalan before the 2027 budget.

The Mayor

School year begins in 118 city schools

The Mayor opened the school year at School No. 14 in Alatau Heights, repaired over the summer. Roofs were repaired at nine schools and heating replaced at four.

Utilities

Pressure tests of the heating mains

Talas Jylu Tarmaktary is testing the mains district by district until 12 September. Hot water may be off for up to three days in each block. The timetable is posted at the entrances.

City Council

Summer water restrictions on the left bank

Until the end of August, garden watering from the mains is allowed in the Station District from 21:00 to 07:00 only. The Council approved the rule at its 39th session.

Transport

Route 40 extended to the Cottonwood Estates

From 1 July marshrutka 40 runs on to the Cottonwood Estates terminus. The fare stays at 2 som.

City

Children's Day in the city parks

Free rides in the Central Park of Culture, a drawing contest on Liberty Boulevard and concerts by the city's music schools.

City Council

Spring cleaning: 2,400 tonnes removed

Residents, schools and offices took part in the spring cleaning days. The Council thanked the volunteers of the Old City and Shahr-i Kabud.

City

Trees for the Trans-Talas Highway

1,200 elms and plane trees will replace the trees lost in the widening of the highway. Planting runs until the end of April.

The Mayor

Mayor meets the residents of the Northern District

Residents raised the state of the courtyard roads and the bus stop shelters. The Mayor asked the Transport and Roads Department to include six courtyards in the 2026 repair list.

City

Heavy snow: schools in the outer districts closed for a day

After 30 cm of snow overnight the Education Office closed schools in the outer districts. All priority roads were open by 10:00.

2025

City

New Year on Central Square

The city tree is lit on Central Square. Marshrutkas on the main routes run until 02:00 on the night of 31 December.

City Council

2026 city budget adopted

The Council adopted the 2026 budget at its 36th session. The largest items are schools, the heating network and road repairs.

City

Citizens' service hall opens on the ground floor

Address certificates, certificates of residence and housing documents are now issued in one hall, with an electronic queue. E-Irad card holders can order them online.

Utilities

Heating season 2025-2026 begins

Talas Jylu Tarmaktary began heating on 15 October. Hotline 1-50.

Transport

Paid parking on Liberty Boulevard

Parking on Liberty Boulevard and around Central Square is paid from 1 October, 1 som an hour, Monday to Saturday 8:00-19:00. The money goes to the city's road fund.

Utilities

Talas Suu: new pumping station on the left bank

The station will raise the water pressure in the upper floors of the Station District blocks.

The Mayor

Mayor thanks the city's snow crews

At the end of the winter the Mayor presented certificates of honour to 40 drivers and road workers of Taza Shaar and the road contractor.

City

Nooruz on Central Square

Sumolok cooked in the square overnight, kok-boru on the hippodrome and a concert of the city's music schools.

2024

Utilities

Waste collection: Taza Shaar buys 20 new trucks

The trucks were bought with a loan approved by the Council. Collection days in the outer districts will be more regular from December.

City

Liberty Boulevard: five years on

The redeveloped boulevard was opened in 2019. The City Hall has set up a fund for repairing the paving and the lamps.

The Mayor

Mayor opens the repaired Semiz bridge

The footbridge over the Talas River at Semiz, closed for repairs since 2023, is open again with a new deck and lighting.

2023

City Council

New City Council elected

Talas has elected its City Council for 2023-2027. The first session will elect the chairman.

City

City Hall website renewed

The new site works on phones, in Iradi, Russian and English. The old site will close at the end of the month.