The Plzeň sports facility should be decided by the court today with the developer Amádeus

Plzeň - The Plzeň court is expected to decide today on a dispute between the city of Plzeň and the Czech development company Amádeus, which unsuccessfully tried to build a giant shopping center in the center of Plzeň from 2008 to 2014. Both parties submitted their final proposals in April, which are to be presented. The court is expected to make a decision thereafter.

Three years ago, Plzeň residents rejected the multifunctional complex Corso Americká at 2.5 billion crowns in a referendum. The results of the referendum committed the city to take all necessary steps against the construction.

The developer filed a lawsuit against the city last January, seeking 1.853 billion crowns in damages for the thwarted project and lost profits. The city hall claims it has done nothing to harm the company. It hopes to win the dispute and not have to pay anything. The court began last September, and during five hearings, documentary evidence was presented, witnesses and experts were interviewed.

"We hope to succeed," said the mayor of Plzeň, Martin Zrzavecký (ČSSD). The city hall maintains that it has committed no acts that would harm the company. The mayor hopes that if the city succeeds, it could change the investor's previous opinions. The city hall has not met with its representatives for almost a year.

Amádeus Plzeň, which announced last January that it was terminating the project due to the city's long-term refusal, stated at the end of last December that it wants to build the multifunctional complex again. The mayor confirmed that the company has requested the building authority to issue a zoning decision.