Ostrava - Residents of Ostrava-Polanka are protesting against the planned construction of a new football stadium for 30,000 spectators in the neighboring municipal district of Ostrava-Svinov. They submitted a petition with about a hundred signatures to the city, said Ostrava's mayor Petr Kajnar (Social Democratic Party) to reporters today. People are concerned about increased noise and the behavior of football fans. They point out the potential deterioration of living conditions. The stadium, where the Ostrava Baník is expected to play, will cost around 1.5 billion crowns. Dissenting opinions have also been voiced in the past directly by the residents of Svinov. The district council even refused to support a proposal to amend the zoning plan, which is necessary for the construction. "We have appended the petition to the comments that will be discussed during the amendment of the zoning plan," said Kajnar. According to him, opposition tends to rise with every major construction. "People do not like changes," he believes. He added that people should realize that living in a city has its positives and negatives. "They have work here, they have some leisure activities. The city brings certain advantages and disadvantages, and the disadvantage is that people live next to various constructions," said Kajnar. František Šichnárek, the mayor of Třebovice, which is another neighboring district of Svinov, has not yet noticed any citizen opposition to the stadium. He believes that young people would rather welcome having football closer to them. According to Šichnárek, the older residents of the district, who have buried their loved ones in Svinov, might have a problem with it. The stadium is to be built near the cemetery. The mayor of the neighboring Nová Ves, Jana Kubová, has also not recorded any protests from citizens. "No one here is concerned about it. The construction is not eliciting negative responses," Kubová stated. The city selected the site for the new football stadium from four possible locations. Ultimately, a plot of land on Ostravská Street in the Svinov district was chosen. The city leadership believes that the land in Svinov is the best that the city has. It is city-owned land, so the construction would not be complicated by purchases from private owners. According to the city, this plot is also the most accessible in terms of transportation, as it is not only close to the train station but also near public transport. The new football stadium is expected to start being built in 2010 or 2011. The existing stadium at Bazaly no longer meets UEFA's strict conditions, and the football club has been receiving exemptions for its matches in European competitions.
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