Freital: School construction in Pesterwitz delayed because of a new fire station!

Freital: School construction in Pesterwitz delayed because of a new fire station!

in Pesterwitz there are currently big plans for upgrading the school location, which, however, have stalled through unexpected challenges. The city of Freital has been expanding the school and daycare campus in the village for years, but the implementation is delayed. The extension to the existing primary school and the construction of a new kindergarten were originally supposed to start in 2023, but have now been postponed to 2024. The reason: lack of funding, such as Sächsische.de reported.

In detail, 8.7 million euros are available for school cultivation and another 5.8 million euros for the new daycare center are on the list of planned investments. However, the focus was initially on the construction of a new fire station, which binds the funds of around 20.7 million euros. Of these, 2.7 million euros flow into the new fire brigade building as funding from the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Mountains. Mayor Uwe Rumberg has confirmed that a new application for funding for the school and daycare project should also be made in the coming year in order to secure the urgently needed funds.

The school and daycare campus in Pesterwitz

The city council of Freital already adopted a fundamental decision for a modern school and daycare location in Pesterwitz on April 12, 2022. These plans include the development of an entire campus that includes both primary school and kindergarten. One of the nuclear measures is an extension for primary school, since the existing rooms no longer meet the requirements. Several structural changes should be made here in order to make the use of space better and to avoid the double occupancy of school and core rooms, as reports.

In addition, the existing daycare center must be outsourced because the container kindergarten should give way to a new building. This measure is necessary to meet the increased requirements and to ensure that the children are looked after in modern rooms. The renovation of the elementary school's existing building is also on the agenda to meet modern standards and improve the structural substance.

financial challenges and outlook

The financial situation is tense. In addition to the funding problems already mentioned, there are concerns in the city council regarding the additional 300,000 euros that are needed to commission a project tax. These costs could increase the total amount of the construction site to over 21 million euros. However, Mayor Josephine Schattanek assured that duplication of work should be avoided in order to reduce additional costs in the project.

In the scene of the educational infrastructure, the developments are not only limited to Pesterwitz. All over Saxony, as in the entire federal territory, has been increasingly being invested in school construction and renovation in recent years. The education server emphasizes that the school authorities in Germany are increasingly taking responsibility for new buildings and maintenance. The planned steps in Pesterwitz are an expression of the need to modernize the infrastructure in the education sector and to adapt to the needs of the future.

The coming months will be crucial to set the course for a successful implementation of the construction projects in Pesterwitz. The city administration wants to bundle all forces to ensure that the plans can finally be implemented and the children learn and be looked after in modern and beneficial rooms.