Praha 6 has a permit for a school, changes to the square, or an avenue near Prague Castle

Prague - The new leadership of Prague 6 has obtained a building permit for a new primary school on Na Kocínce street and for modifications to Macharovo Square in Ořechovka. In honor of Slovenian architect Josip Plečnik, the city hall also plans to plant an avenue near Prague Castle. Jakub Stárek (ODS), the mayor of Prague 6, told ČTK in an interview. The city district is also continuing preparation for the construction of a long-term care facility and rental apartments for young people in Ruzyně.

The new primary school will be built in Dejvice next to the Bílá Primary School. According to Stárek, ten new classrooms are to be created on the site of the former playgrounds, and the school will utilize modern technology, such as reducing energy consumption and utilizing rainwater and solar energy. The city hall will draw on a grant from the State Environmental Fund for the construction, the mayor stated.

The school was planned to be built about ten years ago, but local residents opposed it. However, the city hall eventually managed to reach an agreement. "We agreed that the neighbors would pay for the redesign of the project. They said they were already putting money into fighting against the city hall," Stárek described the situation. Following the agreement, residents had the project redesigned at their own expense and provided it to the city hall free of charge, which, according to him, will be building it.

The first version of the project for the reconstruction and expansion of Macharovo Square in Ořechovka also met with misunderstanding from local residents, which included the removal of tennis courts. Instead, according to the mayor, a partially glass wooden structure will soon be created in place of the unused hostel, which will also serve as facilities for the courts.

The city district also has a building permit for a new avenue near Prague Castle, which is to be created on U Prašného Mostu street and named after Slovenian architect Josip Plečnik, who was associated with the modifications of Prague Castle at the beginning of the last century. The modifications will include the placement of mature trees, benches, and Plečnik's column will dominate the avenue - an ancient column that will also serve functional purposes and will provide lighting. Parking will no longer be possible here.

In addition to the mentioned projects, which should begin construction soon, the city hall is also continuing preparations for major investments. The largest is the construction of a long-term care facility on Drnovská street in Ruzyně. It is estimated to cost 290 million crowns excluding VAT and could be completed by 2026. After completion, the existing facility will move from the inadequate building in Chittussiho street in Bubenči. The city hall also plans to build 42 rental apartments for young people in Ruzyně.

Since the end of October, a coalition of ODS with KDU-ČSL, STAN, supported by the Greens and Prague 6 Sobě, has been in power in Prague 6. Together, they have a narrow majority of 23 votes in the 45-member council. Stárek replaced Ondřej Kolář in the role, whose TOP 09 finished in opposition after this year's elections. With a population of about 107,000 people, Prague 6 is the third-largest administrative district in Prague. It includes the cadastres of Břevnov, Dejvice, Liboc, Ruzyně, Střešovice, Veleslavín, Vokovice, and parts of Bubenči and Hradčany.