It's Game Time for Thuringia: LSB Bagging a Million, Left Wants More!
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The Thuringia State Sports Association (LSB) is cashing in on a massive 2.5 million euros, courtesy of the state, for a program geared towards enhancing sports facilities.
By Mar-Hellen Freeze
In a Nutshell
- LSB Thuringia snags 2.5 mil euros for sporty ventures
- Boost in funds by half a mill this year
- SV Blau-Weiß 90 Neustadt scores 369k euros for turf pitch upgrade
- Over 40% of Thuringia's sports facilities need facelifts
- Left demands at least 1 billion euros yearly for sports facilities
The Lowdown
Erfurt/Neustadt/Orla - The Landessportbund (LSB) Thuringia bags 2.5 million euros from the state for a program to bolster sports facilities.
This year, they've seen an extra 500k added to the funds. The CDU's resident mario, Mario Voigt (b. '77), stressed the significance of sport: "It nurtures camaraderie, bridges generations, and is a must-have for united nation-building." One among many, the football Thuringia League club SV Blau-Weiß 90 Neustadt (Orla) stands to gain substantially from the dough: they're Welcoming a hefty 369k euros from the program to revamp their artificial turf pitch - alas, the total costs stand at 615,117 euros, it's been said.
Around 40% of Thuringia's sports facilities require facelifts or modernization, as per the Landessportbund.
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The investment backlog amounts to a staggering 1.3 billion euros.
With the funds from the promotion program, currently, 47 out of the 97 projects registered with the Landessportbund can see the light of day. The applications for funding totaled five million euros, it's been reported.
Left Spokesman: Give Us a Billion!
In this context, the sports policy spokesperson for the Left faction in Thuringia's state parliament, Andreas Schubert (b. '70), didn't see the increased funding as enough. His faction will prod the state government to lobby for more money from Berlin in the Bundesrat.
According to Schubert, Germany should be dishing out at least one billion euros annually for sports facilities over 15 years.
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- The Landessportbund (LSB) Thuringia, in funding, has received 2.5 million euros from the state for a program that aims to strengthen sports facilities, with an additional 500k added this year.
- Despite the increase in funds, the sports policy spokesperson for the Left faction in Thuringia's state parliament, Andreas Schubert, believes that it is not sufficient, and his faction will push the state government to seek more funding from Berlin in the Bundesrat, his proposition being that Germany should allocate at least one billion euros annually for sports facilities over a span of 15 years.
