The Central Park in Most will be transformed, thanks to funds from the foundation

Most - The dilapidated Střed park in Most will undergo a significant transformation. The city has obtained a grant of 25 million crowns from the Karel Komárek Transformations Foundation for the renovation and will begin preparing an architectural competition. The councilors approved the conclusion of the contract with the foundation today after a long debate. Some councilors stated that they could not agree to the contract due to the high project costs. The exact costs are not yet clear, but estimates consider around 48 million from the city budget.

The total costs for the revitalization have not been quantified yet. Several amounts were mentioned during today’s council meeting. The city will allocate approximately 48 million crowns from its own budget. Opposition councilor Berenika Peštová (ANO) stated that she would not vote in favor because the amount is too high in her opinion. On the other hand, councilors from the Pirate movement and the Greens for Most positively assessed the project.

Children, among others, will have a say in the park's design, as they will be painting their ideal playground or youth space. The city previously conducted a survey about the park's design and will now ask residents in the surrounding area. Based on the results of the survey, a brief for the architects will be prepared. Everything could be completed by 2022.

The once-popular park above the sports hall is deteriorating. The city did not have enough of its own funds for the renovation, so it sought financial support from the Transformations Foundation. This foundation focuses on the restoration of urban parks. In 2018, the foundation decided to provide the city with 500,000 crowns for preparation for the grant competition and set conditions for providing support. One condition was to resolve property law issues related to the project, and the second was to create conditions for collaboration between the city and residents of different nationalities and social strata. The city met both conditions.

The Transformations Foundation has already provided grants in the Ústí nad Labem region, such as for Litoměřice for the renovation of Jiráskovy sady, which then received the title of Park of the Year 2017. The modifications of the largest park in Litoměřice cost 50 million crowns, with the city receiving half of the costs from the Transformations Foundation grant.