Shock for Zeulenroda: Waikiki leisure pool remains closed forever!

Shock for Zeulenroda: Waikiki leisure pool remains closed forever!

Zeulenroda-Triebes, Deutschland - The Waikiki leisure pool in Zeulenroda-Ehren has closed its gates forever. The city administration announced that no purchase offer for the popular water -leisure paradise was given, which means the end of the investment project. The city therefore no longer has any influence on the future use of the building. The leisure pool, which has attracted families and relaxation seekers with a Hawaiian flair, blue lagoons and tropical cocktails since its opening in 1997, was closed in 2024 for renovation and energy measures. Since then, bathing operation has been resting, and the municipal utility company, which acted as operators, have now been insolvent. According to mdr.de, the closure of the bathroom also has its dark side: rioters caused damage in the shutdown bath.

Only in the run -up to the closure did funding of over ten million euros in the country were lost. Should no new plans for the property be presented soon, the city may face the repayment of almost 900,000 euros in funding that has already been received. Insolvency administrators reported on individual interested parties, but how good the implementation of the plans is questionable.

renovation plans in the area

In the neighboring town of Gera, the city council was pleased with a permit of 2.5 million euros for the renovation of the cultural and congress center (KUK), as also reported mdr.de. Here the city plans to promote the tender and planning by own funds so as not to have to wait for funding. The KUK, which opened in 1981, is to continue to be used as an event location, library, city archive and gastronomy location. The total cost of planning services is around 3.3 million euros, with the aim of completing the renovation work by 2031.

In addition, youth work in Saalfeld is an important topic. There, a costly upgrade in the form of 20 new bicycles was provided to the youth traffic school, which cost almost 11,000 euros and were financed by the district. The bicycle training includes several exercise units and ends with an examination organized by Kombus GmbH.

A look at the challenges of the region

In Greiz, on the other hand, the fees for music lessons at the district music school "Bernhard Stavenhagen" increase. From August, the tariffs for children will be increased from 50 to 86 euros and for adults from 62 to 115 euros. This measure is necessary to compensate for the deficit of teaching operations that have arisen through new regulations for fee contracts.

Jena faces a financial challenge: Due to declining trade tax revenue, a budget lock was put into force that affects approximately 12.5 million euros in planned expenses. A deficit of 38 million euros presses on the city, which now has to exercise caution.

The current situation in Zeulenroda-Triebes and the surrounding cities strongly shows how important it is to develop creative solutions and sustainable concepts for the use and renovation of urban institutions. It remains to be seen whether this announced by bmwsb.de for the renovation of municipal facilities, which will deliver a total of 400 million euros in this year Can bring relief for the affected cities. The program aims to reduce the renovation backlog and to bring facilities to a high energetic standard.