(haipo) - The merchants of the Talfiot market building were supposed to move to the renovated floor already at the beginning of February, but are still on the old and neglected 1st floor. Customers who arrive keep asking about the transition. "There are problems with the contractors," said the guard sitting at the entrance to the renovated and closed floor.
"Moving and continuing renovations"
About a month and a half ago, on February 1st, as I recall, a notice was distributed on behalf of the Haifa Municipality, proudly announcing that the entrance floor of the market building has been renovated (completion of the first phase of the project). In the announcement, which was distributed to the Haifa public on a variety of platforms - social networks, WhatsApp, communication, as well as on the municipality's website, it was also stated that the merchants will be able to begin the transition to the renovated floor within a few days (ie on 4-5/2/24). Moreover, immediately after the move, it is written, the renovation of the lower floor of the market will also begin (minus 1).
And as they say - we went out to check
In the inspection we conducted a week later, on 11/2/24, we discovered that the merchants are still with their stalls in their usual place, no merchant has moved to the renovated floor and it stands empty. During the tour we conducted at the time, the merchants told us that there is a problem with the local infrastructure and that they are impatiently waiting to be able to make the long-awaited transition.
During the month of February, we performed two additional inspections on the spot, and to our surprise we discovered that the situation remained as it was. On one occasion we encountered workers who were on the renovated floor, and on another occasion the floor was closed.
Dangerous building
The building itself is closed and closed with steel doors and there is no entrance. A quick look at the exterior of the building reveals that it is a dangerous building in general. The outer walls are still wrapped in nets designed to protect passers-by from falling heavy and dangerous plaster.
Klish has already announced the inauguration of the building - a week before the elections
If that wasn't enough, on 21/3/24, a week before the local elections, we came across a post on one of the Facebook pages, which read: "The Talpiot market building was inaugurated today. After decades of the market building being neglected, the market merchants came to toast their move to the entrance floor of the building , the move is temporary (about one year) for the purpose of renovating the lower trading floor - minus 1 and fully adapting it to their needs. When the renovation is finished, the merchants will return to the common market floor and the rest of the building will continue to be renovated. Mayor Einat Kalish Rotem and the chairman of the market committee Shevi Salman were present at this event." Of course, photos of the mayor with several people were attached to the post.
This week we went to the market again (Tuesday 12/3/24), to see how it is conducted after the transition and the festive Hanukkah ceremony. We found, well, that the renovated floor is closed and a guard is sitting at the entrance to it. In a short conversation with him, the guard said that there are problems with the contractors and that the last works on the site have not yet been completed. As for the opening, it could be concluded, it is still not in sight. During the tour we conducted on the old floor, we heard many of the customers asking and being interested in the merchants, when the transition is expected to take place. The merchants obviously had no answer.
Haifa Municipality gave a response to Haifa:
"The market has been ready for the move for about a month. The merchants and their committee were notified of this and the stalls and shops were distributed. The delay is due to the need for the merchants to organize for the move."
That's why it's a backward city.
In Tel Aviv, such a renovation takes a year from end to end, without all the fuss around it.
Such a structure should be a gem.
Reminiscent of Bat Galim casino, everything is neglected in this city
what despair And how much did this "renovation" cost? Five years and only one floor was renovated? And it was closed too?
You have to understand....the real market is in the corridors of the city hall..this is how our city looks with all the combiners and scams....and then we gave the bird another chance....you will understand
What renovations? And another 80 million? In Tel Aviv, they hire a specialist restoration contractor like Shagravy and within a year and a half the building looks better again, with all the original elements in place including the wooden windows and the pattern of the flooring down to the last panel in the bathroom. and at a quarter of the price. E. Buildings in Nachalat Binyamin and Ahad Ha'am in Thea. Until now I don't understand what exactly they did here.
This shows the behavior of Kalish who was the mayor of the city and left behind a scorched earth and a city in trouble.
will return the city to its desired glory
As long as there is no convenient public transportation to the place!! People will have to come by private car, all the while the parking in the place is appalling, the access from it to the market requires climbing a considerable number of stairs
Why are there no elevators?? Why is getting in and out of a private car so complicated??
The whole idea of this market is ease of access, ease of arrival, including the connection between the floors, no renovation will help if the above problems are not solved!
Crazy waste of public money!
If the place is ready, please evacuate everyone within a week, otherwise fines, apparently this is not the case
Look at what the stunning Mahane Yehuda market looks like in Jerusalem and what the shabby Talfiot market looks like in Haifa. Difference between heaven and earth.
The requested solution is to move the market to the city hall square.
not bad really
The main thing is that the pigs live well....
The Haifa Municipality spent 5 years renovating the building, which in the meantime has become an interior renovation of one floor, which is also a partial renovation of its infrastructure.
At the same time, the Tel Aviv municipality destroyed the dolphinarium, cleared the ruins and rocks on the beach, created a new bathing beach, built a new center for water sports, inaugurated the center and the beach and created promenades to it in the park.
Let's just understand what a functioning municipality looks like.
The municipality of Haifa fell over the last decade to 31st place out of 34 in the bdo coface indices, for efficiency and durability with the lowest percentage of property tax collection among the cities in Israel. There is a man who caused mistakes and today he came back to life at the age of 81 from the mayor's office. Haifa suffered disaster after disaster.
The municipality should focus on renovating the upper floors and renting out the spaces to restaurant and business owners and leave the bastards in the garbage downstairs with their screwed up committee.
Could it be that the cliché Kalish will no longer lie to the citizens all day?
Walla!!
It's time.
Garbage cans!
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As with everything Mulcalish did - zero results and a lot of lies
Reminiscent of the Rat Walk in Bat Galim. Tens of millions were invested in the establishment of the boardwalk, there was a grand opening, speeches were made, there were refreshments and guests, but immediately after the opening the boardwalk was closed, locked and abandoned to this day, four years later. This will also be the fate of the renovated building in Talpiot Market. Millions of shekels were invested in a renovation that lasted almost five years, there was a festive and well-publicized opening after which the building was closed and locked. Thank you Einat Kalish Rotem.
I only buy at the Talpiot market in Haifa
Did you go out to interview Ryan Schumer that what he knows is ""There are problems with the contractors" and you made an article about that?
What problems, who are the contractors, where is it and where is the municipality's response that everything is ready and the merchants are the ones who need more time to organize?
With what message to continue our day?
Blah blah blah as usual