Study: In the Poldi area, 265 owners own the land

Kladno - Kladno has available the first part of a study that mapped the ownership relations in the area of the former Poldi steelworks. The city wants to create a residential zone separated by a green belt in one part of the area. In the rest of the area, it plans to establish an industrial zone. According to the analysis, there are 265 plots of land owned by various owners. The city will negotiate with them regarding the remediation and future use of the territory, said Mayor Dan Jiránek (ODS) to journalists today. By the middle of the year, results of the next part of the study, which will focus on specific changes in the use of the area, should be known, he added.
    According to Jiránek, ownership relations must be resolved before the revitalization of the area, so that they are transparent and verifiable. Only then can the city consider remediation and possible transfer of the area into its ownership. "Some plots can be obtained by the city after they fall to the state in bankruptcy proceedings," he added.
    The study states that there are 265 different owners in the former Poldi area, including large companies and private individuals. "Some plots were previously purchased by speculators or were used as collateral with banks," Jiránek believes. According to him, the first part to change will be Dříň, which is the least environmentally burdened and where another industrial zone should be created. For example, ČVUT plans to start construction of the University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings there at the end of this year, which will cost around 600 million CZK.
    After the completion of the comprehensive study on ownership relations and the use of the area, for which the city, according to Jiránek, paid about two million CZK, an analysis of the ecological burdens of the entire territory will be prepared. The city will pay around 60 million CZK for this. Only then will remediation begin, which will last at least until 2020. Its cost could rise to 1.5 billion CZK.