The representatives rejected the sale of valuable properties in the center of Přerov

Chemoprojekt Building

Přerov - The Přerov councilors rejected the sale of properties located in the very center of the city at Masaryk Square. The buildings, which included historically valuable houses, were part of the list of unnecessary municipal property that the city doesn’t have the money to repair or a purpose for. It was also the largest municipal mass offering for a sale transfer in the modern history of Přerov. The list included 11 properties, and their fate was eventually voted on separately by the councilors until Monday evening.

"These are very serious proposals for the transfer of unnecessary property. Altogether, it involves five buildings at TGM Square, the Chemoprojekt building, the former state prosecutor's office on Čechová Street, an old kindergarten in Předmostí, and other, less significant objects. The collection also includes the Chemik hostel," said Deputy Mayor Pavel Košutek (ANO). He noted that this is just a market survey and that the city is supposedly not binding itself by this decision. The councilors agreed to the sale of several objects.

According to Mayor Vladimír Puchalský, it is not possible to let the properties continue to deteriorate. For example, he described the historic Blažkův house on TGM Square as a crumbling building. "If we do not agree, we will let the property continue to deteriorate, deteriorate and deteriorate," stated Puchalský (Together for Přerov).

The councilors ultimately refused to sell the Blažkův house from 1881 and the other four houses on Masaryk Square. Opposing voices also came from the coalition representatives. "Until we know where the town hall will once stand, we cannot sell several buildings on Masaryk Square, which should serve as some sort of reserve," said councilor Petr Hermély (Independents). "These buildings need to be sold, but not at this moment. I believe it is important for every house to have its owner, so that four houses are not bought by just one owner who would turn them into shops. The beauty of the square is precisely in the colorful smaller houses," said councilor Jan Horký (Together for Přerov).

On the contrary, the councilors released the Chemoprojekt building for sale, which the city purchased ten years ago for 22 million crowns due to concern that a large retail store would be established there. However, the city has not yet found any full utilization for it. The council also agreed to the sale of the extensive building at Čechova 43, known as the Army House, which stands in a strategic location in front of the new shopping center Galerie Přerov. According to the councilors, the Chemik hostel in Velké Novosady can also be sold. The councilors also approved the sale of the building at Pod Skalkou 11, where a primary school used to be located, the sale of five garages on Dvořákova Street, a garden cottage in the Přerov cadastre, and several objects located in the Žeravice landfill area.