Overview
- The council voted 44–21 to release the city’s €6.4 million share toward the €25.6 million project, contingent on matching commitments from federal and state partners.
- Approval adds binding conditions: contracts must prohibit direct or indirect operating subsidies, more parking than the 49 planned spaces is required, Quohrener Straße must be overhauled with footpaths, and public‑transport options must be reviewed.
- The city’s total outlay rises to roughly €8 million including nearby infrastructure, enabling funds to flow to owner Deutsche Funkturm and allowing renovation planning and procurement to advance.
- Fernsehturm Dresden GmbH—owned in equal parts by DDV‑Mediengruppe, Dresdner Tourist‑Information and Avantgarde Sales & Marketing—is designated as operator as concepts are refined, while Greens and SPD fault gaps in mobility and operating plans and warn about traffic from up to eight monthly events.
- The earliest feasible reopening is discussed for around 2030, with near‑term works including a Gönnsdorf zebra crossing from March 16 to April 17 and a full closure April 7–10, budgeted at €81,000.