Culture for hundreds of millions.Rožnov will build an expensive center, some people criticize it

One thing is clear: Culture in Rožnov pod Radhoště Hráda and needs a new headquarters.But is the cultural center for more than three hundred million?The supporters or opponents of the building disagree.As if in their views against each other two worlds.

The first one depicts the ruling minority coalition YES and healthy Rožnov.His arguments are as follows: there is no more space in the city for a long time where cultural or social events and congresses could take place.

Therefore, the town hall demolish the Panorama cinema and builds a building with a large hall for 340 and small for 120 people, there will also be an outdoor scene or foyer.

“Thirty years have been dealing with how to help the city in the city.Rožnov Cultural Center needs and I believe we have decided correctly.Any delay will bring only another price increase, ”said Mayor Jiří Pavlica (YES).

The fundamental question is the money.Cultural Center and Library will come together at more than 400 million crowns.The city now has 110 million saved, 15 million gets from the region and 65 million gets from the state to insulate both buildings that will be low -energy.

"But now it seems to us that the subsidy could be even higher during the year," Pavlica indicated.“In the Operational Program of the Ministry of the Environment, the money is not yet much drawn up.The Ministry urged us to do it, similar projects are not doing too much and need reference buildings, ”he said.

The important thing is that the library and the "culturalist" must be finished by the end of next year to meet the condition of the subsidy.

But it is still true that most of the money will be paid by the town hall.Therefore.

“But we only take loans to start building.If we obtain promised subsidies, we may not even exhaust the loan in full, ”said the councilor and former mayor Radim Holiš (YES), according to which the loan conditions are set very advantageously and can be repaid prematurely and without sanctions.

"Although we will increase the city's debt, but at the same time we will pay off the debt we have against culture in the city," said representative Petr Kopecký (healthy Rožnov).

We risk great debt, warns opposition

However, the view of part of the opposition on the hundred million investment is significantly different."We are at risk of uncontrollable debt, which will stop further investments in Rožnov for many years in advance," warns Jaromír Koryčanský, Jaromír Koryčanský warns.

The city does not yet have subsidies officially assigned.In addition, self -government is increasing the cost of energy and, on the contrary.

"The coalition was not supposed to make two such large projects in parallel," Markéta Blinková (ODS) is convinced.“The library could wait, its extension with the hall for 80 people is unnecessary.A little further is Brillovka with his own hall and two halls will be in the nearby cultural center, ”argues.

Koryčanský would, in turn."The subsidies could be repaired and it would be enough for actions," says Koryčanský."The cultural center is a megalomaniacal building and its price will be increased even for the interior," adds.

The price raised to more than double

Great emotions also attract the final price for the “culturalist”.Years ago, about 140 million crowns were spoken, now the price is two and a half times higher.According to Holiš, who as mayor was preparing the whole project for seven years, the price raised continuously according to the volume of work and improving the quality of the performance.

“The whole building has also increased.It is important, however, that we go to the construction of a building in the highest energy standard and hi-tech.It is a busy construction that is more expensive but original and looks beautiful, ”he said.

Holiš also pointed out that the city distributed a public contract into six parts in the competition of suppliers to knock the prize as low as possible.According to him, this saved approximately 50 million crowns.

“But the public competition took place at the worst possible time when the prices on the construction market were the highest.The city could wait, now it is cheaper again, ”said Jan Kučera, former deputy mayor and current representative for independent Rožnováci.

He was in the city management until last September and participated in the preparation of the cultural center and library.“They are buildings that will move the city further and help culture.But we could easily do the competition again and wait for the certainty of the grant, ”said Kučera."If another fifty million were saved, it would be possible to put them on further investments," he added.

The extreme variant is the sale of urban property

It is the concern of restrictions on other investment projects in Rožnov is another argument of the opposition.Whether it is a transformation of neglected housing estates and solving problems with parking, construction of a sports hall, insulation of kindergarten at Koryčanské Paseky or reconstruction of the square 1.May or Square in front of Tesla.

"Rožnov needs general development, not only in the field of culture," Blinková said.

The Town Hall has already stopped the upcoming purchase of the post office building, where the only headquarters of the municipal authority was to.As the ultimate option, it also allows the sale of remaining assets, for example, urban apartments are considered.On the contrary, he does not want to get rid of the polyclinics or forests.

"Overall, there is no need to panic.We are in good economic condition, both large investments can be afforded and we will go to other.We count on this in the most pessimistic scenario, ”added the mayor of Pavlica.