Kateřina Hotová, Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz

Main topics

01

Let's bring life back to Přívoz

Přívoz is my home and I care about what it looks like and how people live there. It's a place with huge potential and a beautiful history. We have lovely historic buildings here that we should give more attention and care. I'd also like to revive náměstí Svatopluka Čecha so that it becomes a place where people meet again. For example, I'd love to bring back the Christmas markets or hold other events for locals there. But safety, clean streets, pavements and more greenery are also important to me. Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz isn't just the centre. It's also Fifejdy, Přívoz, Šalamoun and other places where people live their everyday lives, and those are exactly the places we shouldn't forget.

02

Starter flats for young people

I want young people in Ostrava to be able to start their independent lives and not have to look for a home elsewhere because of high housing prices. In my view, affordable, good-quality housing is one of the foundations for people to be able to stay in our city, work, start a family and make their home here. That's why we support the creation of starter flats for young people and are looking for other ways to expand affordable housing. It's not just about the rent, but also about the quality of the flats and the environment people live in. We want young people to be able to become independent, find their first home and see their future in Ostrava.

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For a safer MOaP

Safety should be a given throughout MOaP. I want people to feel safe in their streets, around their homes and in the places they usually go. We should focus mainly on places where problems keep recurring and look for specific solutions – from better lighting and more order to more effective supervision and prevention. Where it makes sense, a camera system or a more frequent police presence can also help. It's also important to me that residents' suggestions don't get lost and are dealt with in time. I want people in our district not to be afraid to use public places and to be able to move around their neighbourhood feeling safe.

A few words about me

I'm from České Budějovice and spent a large part of my life in Switzerland. Life eventually brought me to Ostrava, which I fell in love with and which has become my home. I have my life, my job, my friends here and plenty of reasons why I care about this city.

Přívoz is my home. It's a part of Ostrava that is often labelled a socially excluded area. Every day I see problems here that can't be ignored, but also people who care about their surroundings and want their home to change for the better. Safety, housing, order or the state of public space aren't distant topics. They affect the everyday lives of all of us. It was right here that I realised local politics starts with specific places and people. I want these places not just to be talked about as problem areas, but for specific solutions to be found that will help the people who live in them.

I decided to get involved in public affairs because I want to be part of what will move Ostrava forward. I'm vice-chair of Mladé ANO in the Moravian-Silesian Region and a member of both the regional and the city social affairs commissions. I'm also a co-author of the Ženy v politice project.

I work at a travel agency, where I especially enjoy communicating with people. In my free time I like travelling and discovering new places, running and spending time with friends and my four cats.

I want Ostrava to be a good place to live for all generations. A city where people have a reason to stay, to come back and to say: “This is my home.”

The candidate's texts have been machine-translated from Czech.

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