Eric Mirovsky , globes.co.il

Crisis between Herzliya Municipality and Government: Moshe Fadlon announced that he intends to close the local committee at the upcoming meeting, not to allow new construction in the city, and to halt granting permits for the Tama 38 plans and urban renewal. That is, until the state meets its obligations to the municipality, as they appear Under the roof agreements, and approve budgets for building essential infrastructure of educational and kindergarten institutions, transportation, drainage, electricity and more.

In a letter he wrote to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Housing Minister Yifat Shasha Biton, Fadlon wrote that since he began serving as mayor in 2014, 9,640 housing units have been added to the city, of which 60% has been completed. According to him, the outline plans for another ten thousand apartments.

"Unfortunately, over time, it became clear to me that agreements between the state and the authority are merely recommendations. These days we are facing a broken trough of lack of budgets and the lack of any action on the part of the state to realize national projects promised," he wrote in his letter.

Fadlon notes that the municipal sewage system's connection to the Shafdan is not being promoted. As well as the "bestseller" bridge, which is supposed to connect Highway 2 to the Galilee and the Herzliya Pituah Employment Area, frozen by Rami (Israel Land Authority). He also says that land allotted for the establishment of 4 schools and 20 kindergartens in the Sea of ​​Galilee has been delayed for over a year on the pretext that "the official's signature" should be awaited, according to Fadlon. He also explains that a project to build a school in the city center is frozen due to a lack of budgetary funds, and that the new railway station between Herzliya and Raanana is accessible only to Raanana residents north of Route 531, but residents of Herzliya and Ramat Hasharon, who come south of the road - find it difficult to reach it. The Ministry of Transport, Fadlon writes, expects the Herzliya municipality to pay hundreds of millions of shekels to connect the station to the city; A new water line that should lead north of the city to its center has been frozen for lack of budget; There is no system plan for the construction of an old electricity station (TMX) in the city; a decision to clear the airport at a dead end.

"We are in an operational emergency, according to Fadlon. The State of Israel, for various reasons, drops all its duties on the local authority and does not give the permissions and budgets to establish basic water, electricity, education and transportation infrastructure. We face a broken trough and are forced to halt city development - here and now. Therefore, I decided to close the local committee's activities and immediately stop new construction additions in the city. "

If no significant response is received from state officials by the time the upcoming committee convenes, Fadlon will announce his intention to the local committee this Wednesday.

This is not the first time Fadlon has been complaining about delays in national budgets and projects in his city. Two years ago, and seven months ago he already announced that he would freeze construction in the city, due to failure to transfer budgets to carry out infrastructure projects, but eventually ran out. However, the sections he detailed in the letter indicate that none of the problems he has previously warned - has not been resolved.