The Molepo company, which owns the Džbán swimming pool complex, is making the reconstruction conditional on a change in the zoning plan in the locality. Molepo wants to build apartment buildings there.

“We care about the future of Džbán, which is why, like Prague 6, we held several negotiations with stakeholders in this matter. The elected authorities of the city district did not express any opinion on the development itself. But from a general point of view, it makes sense for us to receive land under the agreement, which we can use to develop the site and for the benefit of the public, “said Jiří Hannich, on behalf of the city district management.

The fact that Molepo conditions the opening of the complex by changing the zoning plan in the locality was described by the representatives of Prague 6 as astonishing. The opposition Greens are doing similarly. Their deputy, Petr Palacký, stated that “Molepo’s actions show some signs of blackmail.” Today, some representatives of the Prague City Hall called the company’s actions blackmail.

According to its executive Jiří Němec, the goal of Molepo is the reconstruction of the surroundings of the Džbán reservoir and housing construction on land in Evropská Street. “Without the planned construction, it is not possible to reconstruct the area of ​​the natural swimming pool or its surroundings,” said the Džbán Němec swimming pool website. According to him, the complex requires reconstruction and investment for about 100 million crowns.

The company wanted to build in the area before. At that time, however, the plan met with resistance from the inhabitants of Prague 6 and the town hall management. The public has also spoken out against the construction. Petitions About 5,000 people have so far signed up against the development of land in the vicinity of the Džbán reservoir. Among other things, they demand the preservation of the character of the place as a recreational and at the same time green area and the repurchase of the Džbán swimming pool and the surrounding land into public ownership.

The Molepo company acquired the entire complex in 2012 for approximately 53 million crowns and was the only participant in the auction of the property of the state-owned company Pražská kanalizace a vodní toky. The area around the reservoir is sought behind the entrance gate to the Šárka Valley. According to the current form of the zoning plan, the locality serves exclusively rest and recreation.