Story highlights The Yantarny mayor wants to raise funds by selling his office

He says on Facebook that it would make a perfect hotel

Some like his plan -- but others think it's a stunt

(CNN) A hard-up mayor has come up with a novel way of easing the budget squeeze -- he's planning to sell his own office.

Alexei Zalivatsky is the mayor of Yantarny, a small town in the Russian province of Kaliningrad, and has taken to Facebook to announce that he has no other option to raise money.

In a lengthy post he says that "today is tough, but sitting and doing nothing and taking on more debt" is not the answer.

He says he refuses to cut social programs, promises to repair kindergartens and schools, and to spend more on housing and preparations for the summer tourist season.

'Perfect for a hotel'

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