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NEWS
New City of Charish On its Way

By M. Green

A genuine breakthrough for the housing crisis of the chareidi public is finally in sight, thanks to the announcement of the Housing Ministry this past Monday regarding the immediate release of lands for the purpose of erecting 5,000 housing units in the new city of Charish. The site, five minutes from the trans-country Highway 6 and less than an hour from Tel Aviv, is located between Hadera and Netanya. This is one of the biggest single land allocations since the establishment of the State.

The Housing Minister, Ariel Attias, said on Monday that "the increase of available land will answer the demand and lower prices. Since my taking office, land has been released for 120,000 housing units. Charish is the first major city of its size since 1994. After three abortive attempts of marketing Katzir-Charish, a new blueprint has been prepared and I am certain that this modern design, reasonable prices and its proximity to Highway Six will attract thousands of young couples to a city which will surely flourish. The master plan has taken into account solutions for transportation and advanced job opportunities. The tenders are open to all and I have no doubt that they will generate much interest so that we will merit establishing a new city in Israel."

Abortive marketing efforts in the past include one which took place twenty years after the very idea of Charish was broached as a civilian settlement. The vision of creating a new city in the center of the country is now finally being realized. In 1992, 300 housing units were offered to the public and since then, three additional unsuccessful attempts were made between 1992 and 1999. There was a weak response from both building contractors and potential buyers.

After the three unsuccessful attempts, the government decided in 2008 to establish the new settlement geared to the religious public and the Housing Ministry began planning the overall design for this yishuv. In 2009, Minister Ariel Attias decided to combine a parallel plan and incorporate it into a comprehensive one so as to shorten the bureaucracy. In that year, a special committee was formed by the Interior Minister whose task was to approve detailed plans at a level of actualization.

 

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