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The horror scenario is a new Jomfru Ane Gade: Now the fate of Kødbyen must be decided | BT Samfund - www.bt.dk A gigantic bill of over a billion kroner for maintenance is the reason why the politicians in the City of Copenhagen must now decide whether the Meat City should be sold. The district's popular restaurants and bars suffer from poor sewerage and dilapidated buildings, and the question is whether it's worth paying to have the problems fixed. If the municipality chooses to sell the attractive area in Vesterbro, it can ultimately mean a goodbye to the atmosphere as it is known today. »In the worst case, if it comes entirely into private hands and has to be run after making a profit for investments, it will have an impact on which professions can be found in Kødbyen. You could fear a new Jomfru Ane Gade or a department store, "says Kristian Linde, who is chairman of Kødbyen's tenants' association. He stresses that he himself does not consider it a realistic scenario. Kødbyen is today owned by the City of Copenhagen, but an annual profit from the rental income from the businesses has been put on pause completely due to the condition of the buildings. Instead, the money is spent on repairing the worn commercial leases. And that is needed if you ask Kristian Linde, who is also the director of Kødbyens Fiskebar. “One cannot help but see that it is a worn out district. "Certain types of tourists, such as those who come from a cruise ship and have an expectation of the food at the restaurants they have read about, are a little surprised," he says. Director of Kødbyens Fiskebar and part of the management of Kødbyforeningen, Kristian Linde. According to the Finance Administration, Kødbyen will languish if the need for maintenance is not handled within a five-decade period. The meat town will simply become less attractive to rent out, the assessment reads. Therefore, 1.1 billion must be found over a ten-year period if the buildings are to be up-to-date again. Conversely, a lot of tax dollars can be saved if the municipality sells. However, it will have an impact on the culture in Kødbyen, the Financial Administration assesses. "It is considered that maintaining Kødbyen's success as a creative and attractive urban area and Kødbyen's continued importance and development as a creative business area that combines food companies with creative and cultural industries is best ensured through municipal ownership," reads the administration's recommendation to the Finance Committee. Here are Copenhagen's seven mayors with Deputy Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen as chairman. She says that it is important that Kødbyen remains in municipal hands. »Kødbyen is a very important part of Copenhagen's history, and thus it is also part of the city's soul. In the Copenhagen we have today, we lack space for both creative professions and places where you can have restaurants, outdoor life, discos and other things in areas that bother fewer people, "it reads. If the politicians who have the sale of Kødbyen on Monday's agenda decide to sell, a sale of Kødbyen is expected to take two to three years. Jakob Illeborg B.T.s verdict Be good at your home SPORT ABROAD B.T.s verdict Review confirms New claim: Expert warns How I did Handball Big mystery abroad Shock accusation sounds alarm: While you slept ABROAD Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13