Gera has a new city manager: Elisabeth Kotschew in office!

Gera has a new city manager: Elisabeth Kotschew in office!

Markt 6, 07545 Gera, Deutschland - Gera has a new city manager: Elisabeth Kotschew. Your task will be to represent the interests of the city center by December 31, 2025 and to promote the exchange between citizens, restaurateurs, dealers and the city administration. Kotschew's commitment is no coincidence, because the city administration follows a decision by the Gera city council from April 2025 for long -term establishment of the City management. According to it will be available five days a week in the inner city office in the market 6, whereby the new opening hours will soon be announced.

Especially in times when online trading and Corona pandemic pose major challenges, strong local leadership is more important than ever. The federal program "Sustainable Centers and Centers" starts here. The program supports cities with a funding volume of up to 250 million euros in order to create multifunctional locations. According to innerstadtprogramm.bund.de , inner cities are to be significantly strengthened by offers in the areas of living, working and culture.

The challenges of the city center

The changes in the city centers should not be underestimated. As part of the research projects of the Exwost Research Cluster "inner cities", numerous studies have been carried out in recent years that indicate the printing of purchases made online. These studies show that Coronapandemia has accelerated the transformation of the central locations in our cities. The topic bbbsr.bund.de as a central challenge of urban development and requires new concepts and ideas.

An important goal of the programs and the associated measures is to upgrade the public space in the city centers in addition to retail. "Publicly usable green areas, parks and interesting architecture are crucial to improve the quality of stay in our cities," said the experts. The active and cooperative design of the inner cities is essential to enliven these places and to make them experienced again as identity and meeting places.

The new city management

Elisabeth Kotschew will create an interface that enables different user groups to bring together and to initiate projects to revive the city center. Your contact options are promising: she can be reached by phone at 0365 77307666 and by email to citymanagement@gera.de or via a mailbox opposite the receipt of Markt 6.

in an environment that is constantly changing, Kotschew brings a fresh wind and a good hand. With the new initiatives in the context of the city management, the citizens and the city administration could move a step closer together. It will be interesting to see which ideas and projects will emerge from this descriptive concept.