Construction of the sports field in Blankensee: 23 years of standstill and hope for turning!

Construction of the sports field in Blankensee: 23 years of standstill and hope for turning!

Mayor Wulf Bednorz from the municipality of Blankensee is visibly dissatisfied. Since a whopping for 23 years, the municipality has been trying to build a sports field that corresponds to the applicable standards. But again and again the project is slowed down. The original budget of 265,000 euros has now screwed up to a remarkable 1.4 million euros, as the Nordkurier

The municipality has already invested 80,000 euros in planning services, but despite several attempts, the implementation of the project recently failed, among other things, due to the lack of offers from construction companies. The financial grants, which were assured of 950,000 euros, are currently not providing any clarity, since the payout modalities are uncertain. In order to avoid further decay, the municipality plans to return 300,000 euros in sports funding, in the hope that this sum will be granted again when the application is made.

challenges and opportunities

The excitement around the planned sports field reveals the challenges with which many municipalities are faced. Bednorz particularly criticizes the unequal support from the country compared to other communities. For the municipality, the own share of the construction costs has now increased to 700,000 euros in order to secure the start of construction this year. Access to funding plays an important role here.

the federal and state governments have recognized the importance of sports rooms and are working to combat the renovation backlog at sports facilities. As the website of Sportstaettenkonzepte.de , there are diverse funding programs at EU, federal and state level that also take aspects such as climate protection and integration into account. But the municipality of Blankensee must find suitable funding programs and demonstrate their eligibility.

The role of the funding programs

Funding programs, such as the “Modern Sports Situation 2022” in North Rhine-Westphalia, show that there is a comprehensive support for the development of sports facilities. With a total volume of 300 million euros, the position as a leading sports country is to be strengthened, such as the information on LSB.NRW . Although these programs are mainly located in North Rhine -Westphalia, they show that the need for functional sports rooms is high in Germany.

However, the challenges remain. The municipality of Blankensee increases the uncertainty regarding the tenders for the construction work and the critical financial situation. Bednorz hopes that the positive conclusion of the project will be possible this year to avoid costs of over two million euros. It remains exciting to see whether the long -awaited sports facility will finally become a reality and the school sport in Blankensee receives a place that meets the current requirements.