Friday, January 02, 2009

Imatran Mellonmäki jätetty oman onnensa nojaan

Joitain viikkoja sitten kävimme perheemme kanssa Imatran Mellonmäellä makkaraa paistamassa. Tai näin oli ainakin tarkoituksenamme tehdä.

Paikalle saavuttamme silmiemme eteen avautui lohduton näky, sillä Imatralla perin yleinen ilkivalta oli päässyt rehottamaan myös Mellonmäellä. Tulisijat oli potkittu tuusan nuuskaksi ja suomeksi sanottuna nurkkiin oli kustu, eivätkä asialla olleet koirat.

Mellonmäki on harvinaisen hyvällä sijainnilla Imatralla. Harvan kaupungin keskustasta löytyy yhtä korskeaa rinnettä ja harvassa kaupungissa yhtä mainio liikuntapaikka on yhtä vähäisessä käytössä.

Mellonmäen tuntumaan rakennettiin reilun vuoden takaisella projektilla laavut ja alueen yleisilmettä kohennettiin muutenkin. Ongelma oli juuri siinä, että kunnostus tapahtui projektilla. Pitkäkestoisempaa kasvojenkohotusta alueelle ei tullut ja nyt viimeistään ilkivalta raiskaa kaupungin kannalta keskeistä aluetta kovaa vauhtia.

Paljasjalkaiset imatralaiset muistelevat Mellonmäkeä takavuosilta vilkkaana talviliikuntapaikkana. Takavuosinahan alueella oli vilkasta liikuntatoimintaa, kun hissit veivät laskijoita ylös ja painovoima alas. Samainen painovoima painoi maahan myös alueella hissitoimintaa pyörittäneen yrittäjän ja kaupunkikin joutui maksamaan taskustaan, jotta toiminta saatiin pidettyä yllä. Nykyään vain harva uskoo, että esimerkiksi hissitoiminta Mellonmäellä kannattaisi.

Mutta entä jos asiaa kuitenkin harkittaisiin. Moni asia on muuttunut sitten 90-luvun ja Imatralle tulevat matkailijavirrat ovat kasvaneet räjähdysmäisesti. Myös talviurheilu on muuttunut, kun esimerkiksi lumilautailu ja freestyle-hiihto ovat saaneet suomalaisten laskijoiden toimista kansainvälistäkin tunnustusta. Olisiko täysin mahdoton ajatus avata kaupungin keskustaan vilkas talviurheilupiste.

Ajatellaanpa vaikka, että mäessä olisi kansainväliset mittasuhteet täyttävä half pipe lumilautailijoille tai kumparelaskijoille oma möykkymäki. Majoitusliikkeet ja keskustan palvelut olisivat lähellä, eikä Imatran kylpylällekään ole pitkä matka.

Kaikki tämä vaatisi vain yksityisen operaattorin, sillä kaupunki ei tässä tilanteessa lähde rahoittamaan toimintaa.

Onko täysin hatusta heitetty ajatus, että Mellonmäki sykkisi jälleen elämää, vai onko vain tyydyttävä siihen, että siellä aikaansa viettävät vain ilkivaltaan erikoistuneet teiniviiksiset älykääpiöt. On nimittäin aika hieno mäki heidän käyttöönsä.

Maakunnan elinvoimaisuutta on pumpattu useilla EU-rahoitteisilla hankkeilla. Eikö Mellonmäki voisi olla jonkun aivoriihen kohteena. Imatraa voi ja tuleekin kehittää myös muualla kuin Imatran Kylpylän läheisyydessä.

Mellonmäki olisi siihen kerrassaan oiva kohde.

Ehkäpä tätä jo jotkut tahot pohtivatkin.

Kuuntele teksti tästä linkistä.

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Anonymous said...

täyttä asiaa! laskettelua harrastavan teinin äiti puhuu: nyt kuskaamme autolastillisen teinejä viikoittain naapurikuntiin laskettelemaan, toiseen menevät mielummin kun toiseen - kun siellä on paremmat kumpareet! jos mellonmäki saataisiin käyttöön, ja nimenomaan erikoisrinteenä, käyttöaste olisi varmasti kova.... pitäsköhän itse lähteä pankin puheille ja vaihtaa totaalisesti työmaata.... terv. vuoksen vosu

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