The Kavalírka park in Prague's Košíře will remain preserved

Prague - The central part of Kavalírka Park in Prague's Košíře will remain preserved. The mayor of Prague 5, Milan Jančík, promised this to Jan Fiala, the organizer of today's protest against the development of the park and chairman of the association for the preservation of Kavalírka Park.
    Fiala met with the mayor before the demonstration, which was attended by dozens of people in front of the town hall. According to him, the mayor said that there would be no construction in the central part of the park. According to council member Pavel Erben, councilors will negotiate with the landowners in the park about buying their land. Next week, he said, the council will confirm the preservation of the current zoning plan without development.
    A petition to save Kavalírka Park was signed by nearly 700 people last autumn, and representatives of the association handed it to the mayor. However, this year the councilors of Prague 5 initially agreed to the development of the park. Fiala considers today's action successful. "But it is a success of pressure," he added.
    The final decision about the park lies with the city council. However, according to Erben, in the case of changes to the zoning plan, they usually take into account the opinion of the city district.
    Kavalírka Park is a traditional place of rest for local people, existing at least since the early 20th century. It has areas for sports activities. There are no other parks in the vicinity.