Haar near Munich – living above the technical town hall – district of Munich
You will continue to keep an eye on your preferred workplace. The employees of the building authority of the municipality of Haar don’t move far away. Basically, they can just carry the crates over in a few steps through the green yard. But as far as future work is concerned, the move from the offices in the old town hall to the renovated and converted Maria-Stadler-Haus means a big step forward. Because the rooms on the ground floor of the selected retirement home offer more space and are bright and friendly. When the colleagues of the head of the building department, Josef Schartel, have settled in, the environmental department and the real estate department will also be there. Together they want to offer the citizens more space with more service. There is even an exhibition room at the new address, which is entered from Salmdorfer Straße. It is also a residential address for seniors and community workers.
From 1987 to 2019, the Maria-Stadler-Haus was the senior center in the heart of Haar with almost 100 residents. At first it was managed by an association, then the community increasingly took over the helm because care became more professional. Then the old house no longer met the requirements and a new building was erected in the Art Nouveau Park, where the nursing stations are mainly located today. A “living with service” facility complements the offer for older people in Haar. But even the former home is not just an extension of the town hall.
Many speak of the technical town hall. However, it continues to be a place for seniors as well, and newly for much-needed community workers who will receive staff apartments. Eleven senior citizens’ apartments on the first floor have already been occupied, says city hall spokeswoman Ute Dechent, and one apartment is still available. In this way, sprightly pensioners in particular get a home in the middle of town from which they can quickly go shopping and also enjoy social life. Provided, of course, that the nearby “Zur Post” inn and the community center with its many events are open again. Both buildings are currently being renovated and are expected to welcome guests again in 2024.
community life in old age
The senior citizens’ area on the first floor can be seen as a supplement to the offer in the new Maria Stadler building. In the selected home in the town center, the seniors could book additional services, says Dechent and emphasizes that this is by no means mandatory. In Alexandra Barantschuk-Semm there is a kind of caretaker, i.e. an employee assigned to the house as a contact person. Where the dining room used to be in the old people’s home is now a room where people can get together, supplemented by a small kitchen. Baranschuk-Semm’s position will initially be retained by the Free State for two years as part of the “Community life in old age” project. However, the freedom of the residents in the house is very important, says Dechent, everyone can be on their own. The joint project is an “offer”. To accept this or not “is up to each individual”.
The first community employees have now also moved into the second floor. Apart from a larger apartment, which the former common room has been converted into, there are mostly small apartments. These are primarily suitable for single people who are new to the Munich area, for example, says Dechent. The community thinks of nurses and educators. The search for personnel can make it easier to find a place to live, for example. “It’s always good when you can make an offer,” says Dechent. There will always be an offer for all hairers on the ground floor in the new large public space. It is also planned for exhibitions. According to Dechent, a photo show is currently being prepared.