<div>Building for the ambulance in Troja will not be, another option is Palmovka</div>

Prague - The new administrative building of the Prague ambulance service in Troja will not be built. The city hall will negotiate regarding the unfinished building of the town hall in Palmovka, which would be the fastest solution for the needs of the ambulance service. This was stated by the Prague councilor for healthcare, Radek Lacko (ANO), after today’s meeting of the municipal council of the Prague-Troja district. The Troja town hall today confirmed its disagreement from 2011 and continues to pursue a lawsuit.

"As a backup option, which seems to be the most immediately realizable, is the location of the emergency service building in Palmovka. However, in its proposed form, it is completely inappropriate because it assumes the placement of paramedics next to a shopping center," the councilor explained. According to him, this poses a security risk and is an undignified location for the ambulance service.

He therefore wants to continue discussing the unfinished building in Palmovka with lawyers and Prague 8. "It must be determined between the district and the city hall who owns the land and who owns the building. And who will cover the additional investment," the councilor added. The building was originally constructed by Prague 8 as a new town hall headquarters, which was also supposed to include commercial spaces. However, according to the councilor, this complicates the location of the ambulance service headquarters.

The construction of the so-called Palmovka Center for more than 1.1 billion crowns was approved by Prague 8 back in 2010. So far, the construction company has been paid about half of the amount, so the company halted construction in May 2015 and is demanding an additional 240 million crowns from the municipality.

If the capital city insists on the construction at the original location in Troja near the exit of the Blanka tunnel, it would have to wait for a court decision regarding the lawsuit filed by the Troja town hall.

"We have long pointed out that construction in this area is inappropriate," claims mayor Petr Bryknar (Trojan Horse 2014). The town hall insists that such a building does not belong in the recreational and residential area of Troja. Among other things, it points out that it is a flood zone. It is problematic for them that the headquarters would include a parking lot for 50 emergency vehicles and a gas station.

Prague paramedics do not own a building and are in a rented and inadequate house on Korunní Street. The city hall has been preparing the construction of the headquarters since 2005. However, it only applied for a building permit this April.