How to pay millions to the toilet. Prague 6 catches it because of the toilet included in the price of the apartment
The town hall was waiting for approval when the new toilets were put into operation, but at the end of October it announced on the official Facebook page that the foundations were finally ready for use. “The single-cabin toilet is also equipped with a changing table and is also suitable for immobile people. Whether the toilet is occupied or not is indicated by a green or red light above the door, “said Prague 6 in a social media post.
The management of the city district intends to charge for the use of the toilet by the end of the year – the price for the use will be 10 crowns and a new card payment terminal will be added to the new buildings. “Free entry to a similar toilet at the Baba sports ground did not work out due to vandalism,” explains Prague 6.
Critics from the town hall opposition and ordinary citizens immediately took over the news in Břevnov, as well as disinformation websites with ties to Russia. For example, the Sputnik website chose the following headline, alluding to the recent heated case of Mayor Ondřej Kolář (TOP 09) concerning the statue of the Soviet officer IS Koněva: Prague 6 again a scandal in the center. “
Fascinating how much attention the toilets will attract
The local organization of the Pirate Party on the Facebook page of Kolář a spol. she laughed as well. Opposition politicians encounter a disproportionately long return on investment and the fact that the town hall in December 2018 concluded a contract with the Repory company Čermák and Hrachovec. “A company was selected for the implementation of the contract, whose representatives are sponsors of established political parties and the value of its contracts in the past, realized mainly for city companies, exceeded two billion,” says Pirates of Prague 6.
Their claims that for the price “you will almost buy a smaller apartment in the area” are proved by advertisements on real estate servers. Just a few hundred meters away, a cooperative apartment 1 + 1 with an area of about 30 square meters costs less than 3.4 million crowns.
The spokesman of the city district, Ondřej Šrámek, said that the purchase price of the module alone was 1.8 million, the amount for the water supply and sewerage connection reached almost one million and a half. According to spokesman Šrámek, the total price must also include landscaping, construction of a foundation slab or electricity connection or installation of a foggy next door in the grassy area.
“It is fascinating that toilets, affordable modern hygienic, durable and barrier-free standards can attract attention,” spokesman Šrámek told Pražský deník, adding that the leadership of Prague 6 would welcome if someone from the opposition could produce a complete module and assemble it cheaper.
“We will be happy to share this skill with the town hall, because of course we would like to install more such toilets, current statistical standards, for the convenience of our citizens,” said a town hall spokesman. There are several so-called toilets in the territory of Prague 6, and there was also a SMART toilet near the Břevnov Monastery, which has now moved to Ladronka.
Spokesman Šrámek adds that he does not understand why the pirate opposition criticizes the choice of the company when the municipality is led by “its” mayor Zdeněk Hřib: “Opposition of the YES movement “
Does it also work as an atomic cover?
But there are also ironic posts about public toilets in the internet debate. “Or how to literally flush millions down the toilet,” says one. “Does it also work as an atomic shelter?” Another facebook user comments. Some rate City Hall’s ideas as “on the head”, others say it’s “all-around.”
The Echo24.cz website reminded that Prague 6 has had more similar controversial investments lately. Last year, it even invested five million crowns in the aforementioned toilet in Baba. In the past, she also bought Ferdinand Vanek’s red bench, which cost 850,000. As a tribute to President Václav Havel, it was placed in front of the National Technical Library – but immediately became the target of vandals.
In 2017, the city district also spent less than a million crowns on a monument to war pilot František Fajtl. However, the lawn in the shape of the silhouette of the Spitfire aircraft gradually dried up during the hot summer days, the authors of the wine town hall, that he did not care about its maintenance. The toilets in Anastázova Street should be cleaned regularly by SNEO.
“Of course, a vandal attack can never be completely ruled out, which is why the toilet was chosen, which has improved more easily and understandably, its construction is much more durable than the classic plastic booth, located in its space thanks to a spokesman for Prague 6.