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Local Authorities (less than 50,000 Residents)

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Municipality of Or Yehuda

O

r Yehuda is strategically located in Gush

Dan (Tel Aviv Metropolitan region), 7

kilometers southeast of Tel Aviv. Or Ye-

huda currently encompasses 1,625 acres and

has about 37,000 residents. The city is part of

a conurbation and provides regional services to

all the authorities surrounding it.

The city is continually engaged in promoting, im-

proving and growing in all areas of life in order to

provide its residents and the residents of Bekat

Ono with the best quality of life. The major invest-

ment it makes embodies the way in which the city

aims to become the precious pearl of Bekat Ono

and a city that strives for excellence in all fields

and offer its residents advantages and quality

of life. Or Yehuda is set to sign a rooftop agree-

ment to build 5,000 homes (as part of this the

city’s existing infrastructures will be upgraded)

and will also develop 550,000-sq,m. of employ-

ment zones. Or Yehuda is enjoys an attractive

reputation for real estate, which is expressed in

its urban renewal plans.

Education

The main topic that the Mayor, Adv. Liat Shohat,

stresses is the field of education, in the desire to

position Or Yehuda as a leading city and nurture

values of excellence for the younger generation.

When Liat Shohat assumed office, the educa-

tion budget was significantly increased with in-

vestments for all age groups, emphasizing the

Yuvalim High School for youth. In elementary

schools, many programs are being promoted to

provide additional tools so that schoolchildren

can develop their abilities.

Quality of Life

The Municipality of Or Yehuda provides high-level

services to all sectors of the city out of a sense

of commitment to its residents. As part of this,

the municipality invests major funds in nurturing

the appearance of the city and enhancing the

environment. Alongside this, the Municipality

has set itself the target of promoting subjects like

sustainability and the environment, and works to

promote topics like recycling and instilling values

such as nurturing the environment.

Culture, Leisure and Sport

Another important subject promoted by the

city’s management is fostering the field of

culture, leisure and sport, which is the respon-

sibility of the municipal community center. In

the field of culture, the cultural center is cur-

rent being renovated with subscriptions being

sold to the residents of the city and neighbor-

ing communities. The new cultural center has a

450-seat auditorium and offers a rich repertoire

of programs.

In the field of leisure, trips, performances and

a range of activities are offered to all popula-

tion sectors in the city with an emphasis on the

city’s more elderly residents who can participate

at subsidized prices. In the field of sport, the

Municipality invests major resources in leading

areas, mainly soccer, volleyball, artistic gymnas-

tics, and gymnastics. Sportspeople of all age

groups bring local pride to the city and while

still at school young talent is first identified with

their potential developed through competitions

and tournaments held each year in a range of

sports.

Looking to the Future

Or Yehuda will grow in the coming years, primar-

ily through two main projects that will expand

the city’s land area and significantly increase

the number of residents living in it. The first proj-

ect called “Pardes Vehisachon” is located near

Tel Hashomer to the north on Road 461 and will

contain about 2,350 homes and about 64,000-

sq.m. of commercial and employment space.

The second project in the west of the city is

called “Pinkas Al Hapark” in which about 1,500

homes will be built as well as about 28,000-

sq.m. zoned for employment and commerce.

The city has also recently established an ur-

ban renewal administration in order to coor-

dinate the field of urban renewal according to

a master plan that will be approved. The city

has major potential in urban renewal and re-

cently launched its build-vacate-build plan in

Ha’atzmaut St., the city’s main street. In the plan

128 existing homes will be demolished and 744

new homes built in their place. The city also has

an urban renewal master plan in the Kiryat Giora

and Histadrut neighborhood where a possible

2,500 homes will be added.

Together with the renewal of Or Yehuda, eco-

nomic anchors are planned within the city to

upgrade the range of services provided to resi-

dents such as the Nahal Ayalon Park, which is

in advanced stages of planning and will serve

in the future as the city’s main park and which

will link up with Ariel Sharon Park.

Or Yehuda is managed and will continue to be

managed as part of a work plan that is outlined

by the Mayor and the municipality’s manage-

ment, while maintaining professional financial

management and enlarging its package of re-

sources (emphasizing the development of em-

ployment zones), in order to ensure a quality raft

of services and better future for its residents.

Esta b l i s h e d

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L i n e o f B u s i n ess

Local authority

122 Eliahu Saadon Blvd., Or Yehuda

Tel:

972-3-5388111���

Fax:

972-3-5334385

oren@or-ye.org.il www.oryehuda.muni.il

Liat Shohat

Mayor

Neve Rabin

Science Park, Neve Savion