Reinickendorf is fighting for new school construction: overcome financial hurdles!

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Das Berliner Senat und Reinickendorfer Bezirksamt diskutieren Schulneubau und Wohnungsbau trotz finanzieller Herausforderungen.
The Berlin Senate and Reinickendorfer District Office discuss school construction and housing construction despite financial challenges. (Symbolbild/MB)

At a meeting of the Berlin Senate with the Reinickendorf district office on November 26, 2024, the focus was on intensive discussions about an urgently needed school building in Rue Racine in the Cité Foch. According to berlin.de , the increasing need for school places requires a new building, since 192 school places are expected to be missing by 2026. The project could also have significant financial consequences, which, with a delay of three to four years, would result in around 15 to 20 million euros in additional costs as well as loss of income and the loss of state funding of several million euros.

The district mayor Emine Demirbüken-Wegner (CDU) emphasized the urgency and importance of the project for families in Reinickendorf and explained that all parties are working on a solution. School City Councilor Harald Muschner (CDU) was confident that thanks to the support from the Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and the Senate, a solution can be found that meets the needs of children and families.

cuts in the Berlin budget

At the same time, the Berlin government decided at the CDU and SPD massive savings of a total of three billion euros in the state budget in 2025, as rbb24 The traffic and environmental sector are particularly affected, in which 660 million euros are to be reduced. This will also affect the financing of the new 29-euro ticket in local public transport, which is to be abolished from 2025. These drastic measures have become necessary because the city has been able to fall back on reserves in the past, which have now been used up.

In addition to the noticeable cuts in transport, funds for education and social projects are also reduced, which could also affect the long -awaited new school building. The decision increases the pressure on schools, since the already existing challenges are further reinforced by lack of space and resources. It remains to be seen how the necessary construction projects and ensuring school places can be implemented in this tense financial situation.

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