Two ministers launched the restored construction of the sports hall with a swimming pool at the "Vasil Levski" Secondary School
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Today, an official ceremony was held to resume construction activities on the sports hall with a swimming pool at "Vasil Levski" Secondary School. The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Ivan Ivanov, the Minister of Youth and Sports Ivan Peshev and the Mayor of Ruse Municipality Pencho Milkov launched the resumption of construction. The ceremony took place at the construction site in the presence of Deputy Mayors Encho Enchev, Zdravka Velikova and Borislav Rachev, the Director of the Municipal Enterprise "Sports Properties" Lachezar Ivanov, the Head of the Department "Infrastructure and Investor Control" in the Municipality of Alpay Gavaz, the Director of the Secondary School "V. Levski" Maria Ivanova-Todorova, the managers of the contractor company "Polis - Construction" Teodor Serafimov and Rosen Milanov, students and teachers. The guests were welcomed according to an old Bulgarian custom with bread and salt, and they welcomed the hosts and the builders.
Minister Ivanov said that this facility is proof of how the state and the municipality can work together in preparing the younger generation. "I wish this undertaking success and I hope that it will be completed on time and with the necessary quality. I hope that we will soon start the competitions here and I hope that athletes with high sportsmanship will emerge from this hall. Congratulations to the mayor and his team and to the school team, who have come this long way," said Ivanov.
Minister Peshev also congratulated the mayor's team. "The municipality of Ruse is one of the few in the country that allocates so much money for the development of sports and sports infrastructure - 3% of the income is allocated for sports. The facility is proof of the sports ambitions of the regional city and I hope that very soon the citizens and students will be able to play sports here to the fullest," added Peshev.
Mayor Pencho Milkov stressed that the resumption of construction is an emotional moment for him, because a third of the city's residents can already see the construction of the modern hall in which they will be able to play sports, use the pool, the fitness center and the spa center. "This building is a message to all our fellow citizens to play sports and improve themselves. I wish the contractor success in completing its work qualitatively and on time. I categorically state that the Municipality will be a very stable controller of the site and a partner, in case additional assistance from the local authorities is needed. The visit of the two ministers today is a sign that the Municipality receives support from the state, which makes us stronger and more confident," said Milkov.
The school principal Maria Ivanova-Todorova also welcomed those present, expressing the impatience of parents and children to start playing sports. She thanked the administration for managing to resume construction despite the difficulties.
We recall that in 2018 Ruse Municipality commissioned the development of a technical investment project for a sports hall with a hot connection. In 2020, construction began, but was suspended in 2022 due to the bankruptcy of the contractor company. The building will have a handball playing field and stands for 600 seats, as well as a swimming complex with a training pool. One third of the funding is provided by the state and two thirds are from the Municipality. According to the project, the site is expected to be ready within 3 years.
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