New ball playground for Böhlitz-Ehrenberg: Hope for young people!

New ball playground for Böhlitz-Ehrenberg: Hope for young people!

Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Deutschland - On May 28, 2025, the city council of Leipzig advised in a meeting on the establishment of a ball game sports facility in Böhlitz-Ehrenberg. Jana Plewka, who took the initiative to set up such a playground, could count on a positive response from the Petitions Committee. As the Leipziger Internet Zeitung , the petition was already treated on May 21. The mayor Denis Eighter underlined the problem that Böhlitz-Ehrenberg concerns in the leisure time design. Two important open spaces in the district have been lost in recent years, which made the need for new leisure activities even more urgent.

The youth club in the village was closed in the summer of 2023 due to a lack of financial support. At the same time, a basketball basket in the Bielag garden had to be dismantled after residents' complaints and a noise report against the use. The Petitions Committee then issued three specific test orders to evaluate the potential for the establishment of a ball playground. In particular, minimum distances for residential buildings and integration of a streetball court should be checked in the plans for the three -field sports hall.

unanimous support for new games

The majority of the city council spoke in 31: 7 votes and 24 abstentions for the proposal of the Greens faction, which provides for the specific construction of a streetball field. Mayor Burkhard Jung confirmed that exams have already taken place on this topic, but so far no suitable location has been found in connection with the three -field sports hall. All the more important was the unity of the council members about the need for such an investment for the youth in Böhlitz-Ehrenberg. The overall template received a convincing mandate with 61: 0 votes.

Another point of the discussion was the existing streetball facility in Bielastraße. According to a request from the local council, there are concerns about noise emissions that prevent the system from restoring. The responsible office had originally provided 10,000 euros for the repair, but these funds have now been declared obsolete. Instead, alternative youth play equipment such as Calisthenics systems are being considered, which better take noise protection into account.

future prospects for open spaces

The problem of noise protection also represents a challenge for the development of other open spaces. Community initiatives for freedom development play a central role, as the ToolBox for environmental levels . It is important that municipal planning in the interests of citizens are actively promoted to increase the quality of life in the quarters.

With the planned citizen participation for 2025, the opinion of children and adolescents will also be included in the planning. The new ball playground could not only be a place for sporting activities, but also a meeting point for the community. This approach to the inclusion of youth shows how important a contemporary urban development is that takes into account the needs of the residents.

The city council emphasizes the importance of freedom with these decisions and signals that Böhlitz-Ehrenberg should continue to be a place for sporting activities and community experiences in the future.