Cosmic Expansion: 17,000 New Apartments To Be Built In Bet Shemesh

Bet Shemesh in Celebration: A national celebration was held by the Bet shemesh municipality this morning, in honor of the signing of what has been dubbed the “Roof Agreement”, in which 17,000 new apartments will be built in Ramat Bet Shemesh Daled and Hay. The agreement calls for thousands of apartments to be put on the market each year consecutively, until all the apartments have been sold.

Bet Shemesh is currently comprised of the city proper, and three off-shoots called Ramat Bet Shemsh, Alef, Beis and Gimmel. The new project will add an additional two new neighborhoods, Ramat Daled and Hay.

The news is very significant to the city, since this project together with others currently being built, will double the city’s population within the next few years. The news also comes as a breath of fresh air to the thousands of families around Israel that are struggling with the currents severe housing crisis.

The festive celebration took place in the ‘Barneku-Vis’ center in the city, and was joined by many prominent politicians including PM Netanyahu, Finance Minister Moshe Kachlon, Housing Minister Yoav Galant, Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri, Mayor of Bet Shemesh Moshe Abutbul, and many other public figures and officials.

Expressing the great potential of the city, Mayor of Bet Shemesh Moshe Abutbul said, “Bet Shemesh is turning into the new metropolitan of Israel, alongside the thousands of new housing units that are being built, we are also seeing to it that commercial and industrial centers be built for the residents”.

Minister of ‘Planning and Construction’ Moshe Montag, referred to the tremendous effort that went into the project saying, “‘The roof agreement’ was signed after years of negotiation between various government branches, and B’’H, we can bless the completion of it. We will continue supporting the main procedures of the construction and development….”

The Bet Shemesh municipality also handed out to the participants of the event, a map of what the future Bet Shemesh will look like.

Translated by Eli B.

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