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  • Spreitenbach community centre opens on 12 August

    Spreitenbach community centre opens on 12 August

    The construction of the new community centre in Spreitenbach is on schedule, according to a media release. The new building is to be presented to the population in an opening ceremony on Saturday, 12 August, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., according to the latest news from the negotiations of the municipal council. The interior work is currently underway. For this purpose, the floor coverings are currently being laid, the carpentry and metal construction work as well as the painting work are being carried out and the commissioning of the building services is being prepared.

    The handover of the new community centre will take place punctually at the end of June 2023, as planned in the schedule. The administrative departments are scheduled to move in at the end of August 2023.

    The building loan of 13.65 million Swiss francs for the new building was approved at the municipal assembly on 26 November 2019. The ground-breaking ceremony took place in January 2022. fsp Architekten from Spreitenbach, who were responsible for the construction, explained at the time that the new administration building was designed for a population of 15,000. When the old municipal building was built in 1964, Spreitenbach still had around 9,000 inhabitants. Today it has over 12,000.

    The municipality of Spreitenbach has been supporting the Spreitenbach Adult Education Centre with a contribution for years, according to a separate statement. The municipal council, with the participation of the local citizens’ commission, has increased the contribution for the year 2023 to 7500 Swiss francs. Within the framework of the 2024 budget, the annual contribution is to increase to 10,000 francs.

  • Groundbreaking for the new community center in Spreitbach has taken place

    Groundbreaking for the new community center in Spreitbach has taken place

    The construction of the new community center in Spreitbach has started with the ground-breaking ceremony. According to a press release by fsp architects from Spreitenbach, the new administration building is designed for a population of 15,000. When the old community center was built in 1964, Spreitenbach still had around 9,000 residents. According to the municipality's website , there are now 12,079, of which 5,986 are Swiss and 6,093 are foreigners.

    Planning for the new parish hall began in 2016. A first draft with a planned cost of more than 18 million Swiss francs was rejected. The new cost plan provides for expenditure of CHF 13 million and was approved in early 2020.

    According to an article in the "Aargauer Zeitung", architects, entrepreneurs and members of the building commission were present at the start of construction, as well as mayor Markus Mötteli (centre) and councilor Roger Mohr (SVP). "For the building commission and the planners involved, this is a big moment and the step from theory to practice," says architect and overall project manager Markus Schärer from fsp Architekten. With the new community center in a central location between the village and the commercial zone, the population will have a center and point of identification, according to the statement by fsp architects.

    According to the planning, the new community center should be ready in June 2023. It will also have an underground garage as well as a parking lot. A photovoltaic system will be installed on the roof to supply energy. The old parish hall may later be converted into a school building.