Järva

The Järva City District Committee has reviewed a report on municipal home care in Järva. The report details how home care is organized into three units to reduce travel times and enhance user safety, as well as efforts in staffing and training. User survey results are also presented, showing varying satisfaction levels across Spånga, Tensta, and Rinkeby-Kista, and outlining work to combat loneliness among the elderly.

The Järva City District Council is set to approve an updated routine for staff reporting serious abuses or risks within social services and LSS, known as Lex Sarah. This routine aims to enhance client protection and improve the quality of services by clarifying responsibilities and investigation procedures. It also emphasizes the importance of informing individuals with disabilities affected by a Lex Sarah report about the actions being taken.

The Järva City District Committee proposes nominating Trondheimsgatan service housing for the City of Stockholm's Quality Award 2026, an award recognizing operations that systematically improve quality. Trondheimsgatan, operated by Nytida AB, is praised for creating a secure daily life for residents through individual adaptation, clarity, participation, and continuous development for both residents and staff.

The Järva City District Administration is applying for government grants to continue offering two personal advocates in 2026. These advocates provide free support to individuals over 18 with mental disabilities, helping them access necessary societal services. In 2025, they assisted 137 people in Järva, identifying an increasing need, particularly among young adults, seniors over 65, and women, often addressing urgent issues like eviction threats and financial distress despite some coordination challenges with other agencies.

The Järva City District Council has approved its March 2026 monthly report. The forecast indicates that the operating budget is expected to balance out after result transfers, meaning no significant deficits or surpluses are anticipated for the district's activities, with most areas, including individual and family care, preschools, elder care, and urban environment, showing balanced budgets.

The City of Stockholm has approved its financial monthly report for February 2026, showing a debt increase to SEK 88.4 billion primarily due to significant investments in water, traffic, and housing, including Familjebostäder's acquisition of 14 properties from Hjulstahem. Despite this, the city maintains its AAA credit rating, ensuring favorable loan conditions.

The old Tensta water reservoir in Järva, which supplies drinking water to approximately 220,000 people in western Stockholm, needs renovation. Instead of just renovating, a new reservoir will be built next to the existing one; once it's complete, the old one will be refurbished in an eight-year project slated to begin construction in 2027. This project aims to improve drinking water supply, ensure water quality, and make the system more resilient, though the cost remains confidential, with 550 million SEK (2021 price level) previously cited.

The City of Stockholm welcomes the proposal to build a data center and server halls on the Akalla 4:8 property within the Akalla business area. This project aligns with the Stockholm Data Parks initiative, which aims to establish green server halls where surplus heat can be recovered for the district heating network. The City emphasizes that a future environmental impact assessment must also address potential effects on new residential areas and natural values near Akalla.

The Moderates have urged the City of Stockholm to address Kista's growing insecurity, vacant offices, and business exodus by immediately convening a crisis meeting, assessing the situation, and developing a concrete plan to enhance safety and Kista's role as an innovation hub. The Sports Department responded by outlining its contributions through offering and supporting leisure activities like the Kistaloppet and developing sports facilities, aiming to boost safety and provide meaningful recreation for Kista's children and youth.

The City of Stockholm plans to construct a temporary sports hall at Dalhagens BP in Akalla. This is to ensure children, youth, and local associations can continue sporting activities when Husby sports hall is demolished for the new Husbybadet, and until a new permanent hall is built. The temporary hall, expected by Q2 2027, will accommodate sports like basketball, floorball, and handball, and may even remain as an additional sports facility after the new permanent hall in Husby is completed.

The City of Stockholm plans to construct a new Husbybadet at Bislet 1, adjacent to the current facility, which suffers from significant structural issues and partial closures for safety reasons. The new bathhouse, slated for completion by 2031, will be modern, accessible, and energy-efficient, featuring a 25-meter pool, diving tower, two teaching pools, an adventure pool, family area, gym, and group exercise rooms. Concurrently, the existing Husbyhallen will be demolished and replaced by a temporary sports hall at Dalhagens BP during construction, with a permanent hall later built on the site of the old bathhouse.

Husbybadet is to be demolished, and a new swimming facility will be built on the Bislet 1 property in Husby, as the current one from 1999 has extensive structural defects rendering it unsuitable for renovation. The new facility will feature a larger lap pool, two teaching pools, an adventure pool, diving tower, gym, and group exercise rooms, with the existing bath remaining open until the new one is completed by 2031 as part of the Fokus Järva project.

The City of Stockholm plans to construct a temporary sports hall at Dalhagen’s BP in Akalla, to replace the Husby sports hall while it is demolished to make way for the new Husbybadet and a new permanent sports hall. Expected to be ready in early 2027 and cost between SEK 50-300 million, this temporary facility will accommodate basketball, floorball, handball, and school sports, with the hope that it could become a long-term asset for the area even after the new permanent hall in Husby is complete.

The Moderates questioned the Property Management Department regarding the costs and need for new premises when municipal operations, such as park maintenance in Järva, Hägersten Älvsjö, and Bromma, are brought back in-house, noting that such decisions often lead to expensive external rentals without prior consideration of premises. The Property Management Department responded that they have limited insight into projects outside their own portfolio, act on requests from other committees, and aim for versatile premises with financial follow-up at the cost center level, clarifying they can assist with available premises but lack an overarching function for all city-wide needs.

The City of Stockholm proposes to rent premises at Isafjordsgatan 30B in Kista for adult education, Komvux Kista. This three-year lease, from July 2026 to June 2029, with an annual rent of approximately 2.3 million SEK, ensures the continued operation of municipal adult education to meet city council goals, with an option for early termination if student numbers decrease.

Stockholm City Council has approved changes to AB Hjulstahem's articles of association. This municipal housing company, part of Familjebostäder, will now explicitly operate for public benefit, prioritizing residents' housing needs over profit.

The municipal housing company Familjebostäder has released its 2025 annual report, showing average rent increases of 4.69 percent, or 411 SEK more per month for a medium-sized apartment. The company invested 446 million SEK in upgrading existing properties, started 79 new rental units, and acquired 1,194 apartments in Hjulsta, with no new construction planned for 2026.

Jonas Naddebo (C) proposed developing Kista into a Nordic total defense center to reverse the negative trend of businesses leaving and to increase safety, by attracting defense industry in collaboration with the government. The City Executive Board responded that the city is already working to make Kista more attractive through housing, urban development, and attracting new businesses, including those in defense and security, but a specific defense center isn't necessarily the solution.

The Moderates propose selling Hästa farm in Järvafältet to private actors, arguing it needs extensive renovations and is a taxpayer burden, with a sale securing its financial future. However, several committees and City Commissioner Clara Lindblom (Left Party) reject the proposal, citing the farm's unique cultural, social, recreational, biodiversity, and preparedness value, noting the city recently contracted a tenant to develop it into an open meeting place.

Per Rosencrantz (M) questioned Stockholm's escalating debt, nearing SEK 100 billion, particularly Familjebostäder's proposed SEK 1 billion purchase of Hjulstahem, arguing it increases debt without adding new housing and poses a risk to the already highly leveraged company. Finance Commissioner Karin Wanngård (S) countered that the acquisition strengthens public housing and gives the city greater control for developing Hjulsta, including its center, with rental income from 1194 apartments expected to finance the loans and positively impact Familjebostäder's long-term finances.