The “blue box” remains blue

The “blue box”, the distinguishing feature of the Unterföhring elementary school, is to be retained during the upcoming renovation.

The building committee has now agreed on this.

Unterföhring

- The parliamentary groups do not get involved in experiments with the design of the facade of the oldest element of the elementary school on Bahnhofstrasse in Unterföhring.

The council will probably follow the recommendation from the building committee this month.

The familiar sight of the mosaic of component B from 1964 is also retained for the students.

The avant-garde construction accompanied generations of primary school students.

At the thought of their own youth, many a councilor seemed to fall back with wistful memories.

It is important to him, "that the facade is kept in blue, that we preserve the mosaic and the special glass art," said Stefan Zehetmair (PWU): "Many Unterföhringer went to school there and identify with this sight."

Work should start in summer

Component B, the “blue box” and the yellow extension from 1995 are in urgent need of renovation. Neither fire protection nor the energy concept meet the latest requirements for a school. On the occasion of the elementary school a new pedagogical concept is to be put on. The community is keen to upgrade the quality of the elementary school on Bahnhofstrasse and bring it into line with the level of the new elementary school on Mitterfeldallee.

The renovation work is expected to begin towards the end of the second quarter of next year, in June or July 2022.

Lessons are currently only taking place in the newest component, the "gray box" from 2015.

The blue and yellow classes have moved to the school campus.

Classes in the two older parts of the building in need of renovation on Bahnhofstrasse are to be resumed after the summer holidays in 2024.

Costs explode: SPD criticizes budget planning

However, the political groups are concerned about the cost breakdown that was sent in the autumn. SPD spokesman Philipp Schwarz complained in an interview with Münchner Merkur that the expenditure burden rose from six million euros to 18 million euros and finally 24 million euros. Of course, it is difficult to argue against investing in education. Elsewhere, at least one should have paid more attention to the budget, says Schwarz: 30 million euros for an underground car park and an empty multi-storey car park. Six million for the barn. “Did that have to be?” The SPD has been rubbing against the cost increases since yesterday: “What was presented to us a year ago no longer has much in common with what is presented to us today.” Albert Kirnberger (SPD) said in the July festival,when the expected expenditure still seemed to level off at 18 million euros. In the town hall they rely on subsidies.