New sanitary building in the Eppendorf outdoor pool: Start of construction for high season

New sanitary building in the Eppendorf outdoor pool: Start of construction for high season

Eppendorf, Deutschland - The high summer temperatures not only bring numerous visitors to the Eppendorf outdoor pool, but also a breath of fresh air into the infrastructure of the popular swimming pool. From the coming days there will be the demolition of the existing sanitary building to make room for a modern new building. The round about Mayor Axel Röthling has decided to prefer the work that was originally planned for 2024. This project is finally tackled well filled with funding and household funds, which must be completed by the end of 2023, as [Blick.de] (https://www.lick.de/mittelsachsen/bagger-im-frebad-eppendorf- Neubau-startet-zur-HochfaSe-Aamp13870786) reports.

Although the toilets are used from a provisional during the construction period, the ongoing bathroom operations remain undisturbed. With investment costs of around 317,000 euros, of which 237,400 euros come from funding, Eppendorf sets an example for the preservation and improvement of its leisure activities. However, treasurer Toralf Ender describes the budget as critical: "We have to remove over 1.2 million euros from reserves in the next few years to compensate for the budget," he emphasizes. Additional challenges result from increasing wage costs and an increased contribution to the Freiberg district of around 1.7 million euros.

energetic renovation in focus

Fortunately, the construction project in the Eppendorf outdoor pool is part of a larger trend. The Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building has just started a program for the energetic renovation of municipal facilities, which alone has generous funding in the amount of 400 million Euro available. The focus here is on the improvement of the energetic standards for outdoor pools, which includes climate -neutral heat supply as well as a reduction in resources such as water and disinfectant.

Federal Minister Klara Geywitz emphasizes the importance of these funding: "Facilities such as outdoor pools are important for social cohesion and quality of life in our cities." Up to September 15, cities and municipalities can submit suitable projects for funding, which are then selected by the budget committee of the German Bundestag. Here it is important to reduce the renovation backlog as well as to improve social integration.

The challenges of the present

The Eppendorfer can therefore look forward to a fresh coat of paint in the outdoor pool, while local politics also has to deal with financial bottlenecks. The provision of the funds for the construction of the sanitary building may be a step in the right direction, but the general challenge of the budget situation will remain for a long time. It is all the more important that projects like this not only modernized, but also thought in ecological terms.

The coming time will show whether the rely on energy renovations and modern infrastructures will succeed in promoting the quality of life and cohesion in the community in the long term. We stay tuned and continue!