The Municipality of Haifa purchased the sports club "The Sportsman" this evening (Monday 11/10/21)
A huge deal was completed tonight, when the Haifa municipality purchased the sports clubthe athlete', located in the southern entrances of Haifa. After for years the people of Haifa have been complaining about the high prices they are required to pay for family fun at the pool, now Haifa will also have a municipally owned pool.
CEO of Bar Ten Holdings, Einat Portuguese:
Indeed, the Sportan was sold tonight to the Haifa Municipality at an estimated cost of approximately 10 million NIS. Before we went out with the announcement to the media it was important for me to meet with the employees of the Sportan and talk to them about the change of ownership.
Today there are several pools in Haifa: the Technion pool, the Maccabi pool, the "Holmes Place Family" club pool in Neve Shanan and the sports club pool in the Dania neighborhood (all semi-Olympic pools, except for the Technion which is an Olympic pool).
One-time entry to each of these clubs ranges from 60-100 NIS for a single entry, with the prices being more expensive on Shabbat. A family of 4 who wants to go to the pool together, will have to part with hundreds of shekels, and that's even before eating and drinking in the complex.
Over the years there have been complaints from residents in Haifa regarding the Hapoel pool in the Hadar neighborhood, which has been neglected for many years. The pool was not owned by the city, so the city could not use it.
Now it remains to be seen if the residents of Haifa will be able to enjoy a swimming pool at reasonable prices, and if it will indeed be beneficial for them.
The sportsmen's employees were also informed about the purchase of the club by the municipality, while they were told that they should not fear losing their jobs, and that they could continue to work without any changes, just under a different employer.
Or Shaf, CEO of the Economic Society for Haifa: This is an exciting position, it is very important news for the city of Haifa. It is time for Haifa to have a municipal pool. We will make every effort to ensure that the residents of the city enjoy a sports facility of the highest level, modern and innovative. The complex will undergo renovation and renewal for their well-being The subscribers and the residents. The economic company will do its best to maintain the existing subscriptions and at the same time expand the activity of the complex and appeal to the population of swimmers and sports enthusiasts in the city of Haifa and in the region
The Haifa Municipality's response will be attached to the submission
Cheeky!!! No words !! Just a steal!
Kudos to Haifa Municipality! Really good news. It doesn't make sense that only the rich can enjoy spending time in the pool. An elementary thing that until today would cost as much in Haifa as entering a crazy water park in Europe. I really hope that the price of entry will be worth it for everyone. What's more, the conspiratorial reactions here, automatically about everything related to the municipality and those at its head, disgust me.
To be honest, there is a problem - rascals and rascal children who will surely ruin the place like every summer they would ruin the former Homeless Place sports club when you could buy a daily entrance for NIS 50. That now the quiet athlete will become the stronghold of the bullies
I'm a virgin…..
I am a virgin that Sportan will be much better and cheaper owned by the municipality of Haifa
And what about the classes there? A sportsman is not only the pools
No one is building on the Shisui opposition, which consists mostly of the people of the old world.
Einat did not make any improper use of any cell of honor.
Goral and the mayors would enter the Technion pool for free.
Mitzna received many unusual benefits in municipal halls and the honor stand in Kiryat Eliezer.
As is known, Klish and her faction also made improper use of the booth of honor in the stadium.
Now we will see if there will be a proper manager here. The coalition hopes for a change in the details of the matter
Another place to hand out jobs...
Repair of the "Spartan" club.
The spokesperson of the municipality or another commenter from the lobby? It is better for the Haifa public that members of the keyboard commando of Kalish and Tzuk, like you, limit their activities to social networks, and not harass the public through the local media channels either. The great damage caused by Klish and Tzuk, and those reacting on their behalf such as yourself, to the political discourse in Haifa is irreparable.
Transparent external tender Clear and strict criteria for officials and reasonable salaries not exorbitant salaries if you want the facility to be run properly
On the one hand, it is really gratifying that the municipality has taken on a very high-quality and important place and facility. On the other hand, management without a free discount is very important. It is quite clear that once it opens, there will be more than dozens of people enjoying themselves, so this must not happen, and the municipality must be transparent regarding senior and close employees of the municipality. This must not happen, separate investments and transparent conduct. It is quite clear that no matter how many hedonists and cronies will be appointed to be there managers if conditions etc. etc. another scandal is on the way
At Einat there are no hedonists, don't worry.
The rabbi of the hidden over the visible is still working that the municipality will be able to grant free entry to those close to them. Another option is to vandalize any municipal property. You need to invest a lot. It's not easy at all and where will so much money come from. We'll wait and see how the municipality will manage this money monster.
Everything is transparent. There is nothing hidden. No associate will enter for free. The money will come from property taxes and entrance fees.
Management is certainly better than it used to be.
Haifa Municipality: We don't have an additional million shekels to deal with asbestos in the school!
Also the Haifa municipality: we bought the Sportan for NIS 10 million.
Does anyone have an explanation?
So they are lying to the Ministry of Education and the High School?
no connection These are different projects from other budgets.
A positive move and here are important points for the public to demand:
A. We will wait and see if the prices under the municipality will really drop, and what discounts will pensioners, disabled and needy populations receive.
B. Access there from most Haifa neighborhoods is very problematic for those who do not have a private car!!
Regardless of the purchase of the complex, and especially after it became a municipal pool, the municipality is expected to increase the bus lines that reach the municipal pool and make the place accessible to all Haifa neighborhoods.
third. The hope was that the Haifa municipality would build an Olympic pool that could also host international competitions as part of the sports event, which was supposed to be built next to the stadium. The purchased pool is only semi-Olympic and the roof over it does not allow for competitions to be held in it and there is no room for public gatherings.
d. But there is an advantage in the athlete complex and that is the large outdoor area that is currently grass. It has an area where it is possible to build an Olympic pool if the outdoor pool of 33 m is expanded to 50 m. In addition, there is an area around where you can set up audience stands and a roof over the pool that will also allow it to be heated in the winter. This requires a larger investment, around NIS 40-50 million, but it will allow the city of Haifa to host swimming competitions of any kind, together with the congress center and the NA Haifa hostel, which includes 100 guest rooms and can also double its size, which is within walking distance.
God. The pool should be attached to the stadium company and not to ETHOS. And change the stadium company to the Haifa Sports Halls Company, which will be responsible for sports halls, the stadium and the pool.
Great, now let them enter at subsidized prices like in the municipal bath house and everything will be fine
Einat and Nachshon the champions!
Why should a municipality purchase a sports club with property tax funds? Are there enough other projects concerning the quality of life in Haifa to which the money can be directed?
You are welcome to suggest more projects for the public welfare.
There was a public pool in Ziv
There is an urban mikveh/sauna at the Hapoel Arlozorov intersection
As if Holmes Place and Maccabi are cheaper than the Sportan... and as if the Technion is accessible to Haifa residents who do not work at the Technion...
When will the Municipality of Haifa find out that the sportsman was actually hers, all along, and was only given on lease...
Better for the workers and certainly better for the residents of Haifa, well done
Have a good and successful time, waiting to hear what was hidden from the public in this deal..