Wenige Wochen nach der Eröffnung der Freibadsaison 2023 sind am Taubertsbergbad bereits die Bauarbeiter am Werk: Die Modernisierung und der Umbau des früheren Sport- und Erlebnisbadbereichs zu einem Familienbad und einem großzügigen Wellness- und Saunabereich ist heute mit einer symbolischen Schlüsselübergabe gestartet. Der Stadtwerke-Vorstandsvorsitzende Daniel Gahr und die Geschäftsführerin der Mainzer Stadtbad GmbH, Kerstin Stumpf, übergaben im Nicht-Schwimmerbecken des Sportbades zusammen mit Oberbürgermeister Nino Haase und Sportdezernent Günter Beck einen überdimensionalen Schlüssel an das ausführende Generalunternehmen Karrié und den Projektsteuerer Roland Brand-Hofmeister von der ÜWG Engineering GmbH. Der Schlüssel ist eine Art „Leihgabe“ an die Bauausführenden und soll nach dem Buykwdygv mgp Zzqxhqzg Eqbo 8733 ynrnif tbyvxg vx hzg Hrfvv cxm Aqabdfm Zvepnlyv VtoV jyxodsh. .
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