History in Rishon Lezion: The Ministry of Defense will evacuate the military base The beach will return to the public

The Rishon Lezion City Council has approved the agreement on the evacuation of a 24-hour range located on the beach in Rishon Lezion, meaning 8,000 dunams will be vacated in favor of the construction of new neighborhoods and access to the beach.

Raz Kinstlich, Mayor of Rishon Lezion: "For me, this is a dream come true"

Hadar Cohen

03/07/2022

Sunday, 03 July 2022, 12:14 Updated: 12:52

• Share on Facebook

• Share on WhatsApp

• Share on Twitter

• Share on Email

• Share on general

• Comments

  Comments

Evacuation of the military base on the beach of Rishon Lezion (Photo: official website, Photo: Rishon Lezion spokeswoman)

The Rishon Lezion Council convened to discuss the approval of the outline of the "Range 24" evacuation agreement with the Ministry of Defense, which was voted on by the council members.

At the meeting, Mayor Raz Kinstlich presented the details of the agreement, in which an area of ​​1,300 to 8,000 dunams will be evacuated. Raz Kinstlich: "A dream of years to come true for the city's residents with the liberation of the coastal strip and the evacuation of the military base"

After many years of negotiations between the Ministry of Defense and the Rishon Lezion Municipality, Rishon Lezion Mayor Raz Kinstlich this evening Range 24 for approval by the City Council In the area of ​​the city of Rishon Lezion, there is a military camp on an area of ​​about 7,500 dunams near the beach of Rishon Lezion.

More on Walla!

Easy, fast, compact and full of style: OKAI's scooter changes the rules of the game

In collaboration with Banda Magnetic

Rishon Lezion City Council (Photo: Official Website, Photo: Rishon Lezion Spokeswoman)

The groundbreaking agreement with the Ministry of Defense does not determine at this stage whether there will be a full or partial evacuation.

This will be determined according to the position of the ministry, after examining the alternatives in the south of the country and within a year of signing the agreement.

But even now, if the evacuation is partial, it will be an evacuation of between 1,300 and 8,000 dunams that will be released back to the city.

The coastal strip located in the area of ​​the city of Rishon Lezion is about 6 kilometers long, but currently only about 900 meters of beach is available to the public and residents of the city.

While almost 5 kilometers of beach are "imprisoned" used by the army as part of range 24.

After the range is evacuated, another 2 km will be added to the city's coastal strip, which will triple the size of the beach strip. The congestion from the area of ​​arrival to the coast will make it easier for the residents of the area and the residents in general who have suffered from traffic congestion on the only narrow access road that has been to the sea so far.

The council also presented the economic model of evacuating the range, which presented a forecast according to which the amount for partial evacuation (8,000-1,300 dunams) was estimated at NIS 1.5 billion to NIS 2 billion;

While the complete evacuation (9,500 dunams) is estimated at NIS 2 billion to NIS 2.4 billion.

In addition, according to the most conservative forecast, the payment for the eviction will be refunded to the municipality in full from the marketing of land to housing, commercial and employment units - and even with a surplus.

This evacuation will also allow the construction of approximately 10,000 housing, commercial and employment units adjacent to the existing 1000 complex.

Some of the housing units are intended for affordable housing or housing with long-term rent.

In the area designated for urban development, a new multi-use district is planned in the west of the city, which will be built later on the 1000th complex - all as part of the municipal vision of Rishon Lezion, which is expected to grow by 100,000 residents and become the third largest city in the country.

In addition, commercial areas and in the more western parts, tourist development and open spaces along the coastal strip will also be established.

Most of the base area will eventually become a nature reserve where protected nature values ​​will be preserved and access to the beach will be possible.

The mayor of Rishon Lezion, Raz Kinstlich, has been promoting the historic agreement to vacate the term since its inauguration three and a half years ago. In recent weeks, the Rishon Lezion municipality has reached a positive contract with the Ministry of Defense Now for city council approval.

Raz Kinstlich, Mayor of Rishon Lezion - "For me as someone who was born and raised in the city all his life, evacuation from Range 24 was a dream that I am today as mayor, going to fulfill for all residents of the city. And for half a year I have set myself the goal of realizing my vision and returning the sea to the residents of the city.

"I would like to thank the companies and council members who approved and passed the agreement to evacuate the range and thus were part of one of the founding events in the history of the city of Rishon Lezion. All this would not have been possible without long hours of professional and meticulous work In the evacuation, and to the Ministry of Defense - real and professional partners who are finally ready after years, to work with us on an agreement to evacuate the range. "

Head of the Trust Division (Operations, Logistics and Properties) at the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General (Res.) Nati Efrati: "Approval of the outline today with the Rishon Lezion Municipality "To the city centers for the benefit of civil and economic development.

The Ministry of Defense will continue to work to evacuate areas in areas of demand, to increase the supply of housing and for civil and economic development."

• native

• news

Tags

• Rishon Lezion

• Ministry of Defence

• Rz artificial