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The preparatory committee for the referendum in Pilsen, which collected nearly 20,000 signatures for its holding, will start its information campaign on Monday. "It will involve all elements including debates, stalls, leaflets, and a concert for the referendum," said the representative of the preparatory committee for the referendum, Martin Marek. The city estimates the costs of the campaign to be around 200,000 CZK, while activists expect between 250,000 and 300,000 CZK, which they would like to raise from donors.
The referendum will assess whether the city of Pilsen should immediately take all necessary steps to prevent the construction of a multifunctional giant building on the site of the demolished cultural house. If the response from citizens is "yes," the city will have to purchase the investor's land at an estimated price of 263 million CZK, according to the leaflet. To cover this significant amount, the city would have to take out a commercial loan, the leaflet states. The repayment of this loan could allegedly jeopardize many investment projects and prevent support for public benefit organizations, including services. "Additionally, the investor would likely claim costs for the project, the EIA assessment, and the demolition of the cultural house," said Deputy Mayor Martin Zrzavecký (ČSSD).
Amadeus, as the investor and owner of the three-hectare plot, according to its representative Jan Petřík, has no intentions of selling it to the city. "If they ever considered it, it would never be for 263 million CZK, but definitely for billions CZK," he added. In addition to the incurred costs, which have already exceeded 330 million CZK, he would also account for the failed investment.
Furthermore, according to the leaflet, the city would terminate lease agreements with Amadeus for peripheral plots, which would only postpone the construction. It would also need to change regulatory conditions and the zoning plan, which would take about two years; according to Marek, only half a year. The zoning decision for Corso Americká for 2.5 billion CZK, where 90 businesses and up to 1,000 jobs will be created, will allegedly be issued before the zoning plan changes, according to the city leadership. The investor has suspended the zoning proceedings until January 12, the date of the referendum results, at the city's request. According to Deputy Mayor Petr Rund (ODS) and Petřík, the project will be completed according to regulatory conditions by then.
The first discussion with citizens will take place on December 10 at 16:00 in the Municipal Society, and the city hall will invite the preparatory committee and the investor to it.
The city estimates the costs of the referendum at three million CZK. Roman Matoušek from the city hall stated that 940 people need to be ensured for the 178 referendum commissions, which by law must be different from those for elections. The city will nominate one member and one secretary to each, and the remaining approximately 560 people will be secured by the preparatory committee. "Starting Sunday, we will be reaching out to hundreds of people. We want to have at least one person in each commission," said Marek, who demands that the referendum be held in the same rooms as the elections.
According to Matoušek, the city's priority are the presidential elections in the rooms where people traditionally go. The spaces for the referendum will largely be in the same buildings. "In a few instances, there will be large rooms where both commissions will be, and eight district commissions on the outskirts of Pilsen will be in other buildings as close as possible to the voting site, because, for example, both commissions wouldn't fit in the fire station," he said. The city hall will inform citizens about the referendum locations via announcements in mailboxes and on notice boards.
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