Mayor finally demands progress at the sports field after 23 years!

Neustrelitz has been fighting for the renovation of a sports field for 23 years. Mayor Bednorz criticizes unequal support and planned returns of funding.
Neustrelitz has been fighting for the renovation of a sports field for 23 years. Mayor Bednorz criticizes unequal support and planned returns of funding. (Symbolbild/MND)

Mayor finally demands progress at the sports field after 23 years!

In the small community of Blankensee, there are great concerns about the overdue school sports field. Mayor Wulf Bednorz sums it up: "It is unsustainable that we have been waiting for a renovation for 23 years." This long dry spell not only damaged the sporting activities of the children and adolescents, but also heavily strained the plans of the community. Originally, an amount of 265,000 euros was estimated for the renovation, but now the costs are estimated at a whopping 1.4 million euros. This causes a lot of resentment among the population, especially since 80,000 euros have already been invested in the planning without any noteworthy progress. The repeated failed attempts to implement are particularly challenging, most recently due to the lack of offers from construction companies.

Despite the guaranteed funding of 950,000 euros, the situation remains tense. The modalities for the payment are still unclear, and the municipality even intended the return of 300,000 euros in sports funding in order to precede a decay. But as it looks, the municipality's own contribution remains to be increased to 700,000 euros so that the 2025 project will finally come to a positive end.

new momentum through funding programs

In order to improve the situation at many sports facilities in Germany, the federal and state governments were launched by the investment pact sports facilities. These programs support municipalities in achieving health -promoting, social and urban development policy goals. Well -equipped and barrier -free sports facilities are essential because they not only serve the movement, but also strengthen the sense of community among the population. The Städebaufoerung.info reports that ...

From 2020 to 2022, numerous sports facilities were encouraged to overcome the pressing renovation backlog. In addition, the federal program "Refurbishment of municipal institutions in the areas of sports, youth and culture" has also flushed into the till to promote the infrastructure for sport and encounter. The requirements for the projects are high because they also have to meet energetic standards, which makes it a real challenge for many municipalities. The bmwsb.bund.de brings on that ...

criticism of unequal support

Mayor Bednorz also expresses massive concerns about the unequal support of the country compared to other communities. It seems as if other municipalities have easier, while Blankensee continues to be trapped in the dilemma of the standby. The hope remains that the situation will finally change this year, because if it does not happen, the costs incurred could even increase to over two million euros.

The concern to create a modern sports field is not only a question of sports funding, but also of social integration and promoting the health of the residents. The people in Blankensee hope for a quick light at the end of the tunnel so that they can soon regain the joy of sport and joint activities. The time will show whether the plans for the sports field can be implemented this year and thus take a long overdue step in the right direction.

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