Overview
- Verden’s city council unanimously approved roughly €10 million for a new Lönsweg sports hall and a second artificial turf at Saumurplatz, filed a federal funding application, and outlined a remaining city share of about €4.6 million if Berlin grants aid.
- Essen’s sports committee cleared a program of renewals and upgrades valued around €3.2 million, scheduling 2026 works across multiple sites such as Helmut-Rahn-Sportanlage, Stankeitstraße, and other facilities, including LED lighting and track refurbishments.
- Rotenburg’s council voted 23–10–1 to accept entrepreneur Peter Grewe’s offer to fully fund conversion of the failed winter turf to artificial turf at the Ahe complex, with officials noting unresolved risks tied to prior Rolf-Ludwig-Stiftung funding.
- Grewe’s plan uses a Polytan surface with sand infill and recyclable design, with his company handling preparatory works and a contractor installing the pitch under a contract to be finalized before the city retakes ownership after completion.
- Community and safety issues remain in focus, as Verden addressed residents’ noise and permitting questions while Essen temporarily closed a tribune and steps in Altenessen for structural damage and is preparing a repair concept.