The district of Reinickendorf wants the Treaty, the Senate departments of Finance, education and urban development with the state-owned housing company Howoge to the school building offensive to close, do not sign. District mayors Frank Balzer (CDU) and Baustadträtin Katrin Schultze-Berndt have pointed out in a letter to Finance Minister Matthias Kollatz (SPD) your concerns. The confirmed Schultze-Berndt to the daily mirror. “We see the danger of a shadow budget,” she said, and spoke of a “problematic construct”. The Howoge is now a state-owned company, but you could not know if the will stay in the next 30 years.
the agreement with The Howoge, the housing Association is to undertake the construction of approximately 30 schools and several major renovation projects in Berlin. The school building and land of the Howoge be transferred to the leasehold for at least 25 years and a maximum of 33 years. The districts pay rent to the Howoge and returned to the land after the expiry of the time. The Howoge, different than the country even after 2020, when the debt brake will take out loans.
The agreement is concluded by the Senate departments for Finance, education and urban development with the Howoge. The districts, in the region of the Howoge is to be engaged, in this Treaty. This is the reason why you see the letter from Reinickendorf in the Senate administration for Finance, relatively relaxed. “The building of offensive is not in danger,” said a spokeswoman. It was also not known that other districts did not want to join.
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In Reinickendorf, there are currently only a project, the Howoge would take over the rehabilitation of the Friedrich-Engels-gymnasium. Who does this then, if the district remains in his Position, is still unclear. “We still hope for a different solution,” said Schultze-Berndt.
