City council chose new major and ratified Vantaa’s 2023-2025 welfare plan as well as plans related to Vantaa light rail
In its meeting on June 19, 2023, the city council chose Pekka Timonen as the new mayor. The current mayor, Ritva Viljanen, will retire on August 1, 2023. The mayor’s position is valid until further notice, beginning on August 1, 2023.
The meeting ratified Vantaa’s 2023-2025 welfare plan. Due to the wellbeing services county reform, the City of Vantaa's health and social welfare services and rescue operations were transferred to Vantaa and Kerava wellbeing services county's responsibility as of the beginning of 2023. Even after the reform, municipalities will retain their legislative duty to promote their residents’ health and welfare. Vantaa’s welfare plan is a city-level program, executing the Wellbeing-creating Vantaa strategic theme, which will be implemented in 2023-2025. From the perspective of health and welfare promotion work, Vantaa’s special characteristics are cultural and linguistic diversity and strong regionalization.
All the city’s actors are responsible for implementing the welfare plan together with the city's partners.
The city council ratified the YK0049 light rail disposition plan. The disposition plan will specify the solutions of the 2020 local master plan—entered into force on January 11, 2023—per regions and act as the basis for evaluating the light-rail project plan and impacts related to it. Residents’ wishes for the light-rail city have been utilized in planning. The draft disposition plan estimates that the city’s population could grow by more than 60,000 people and jobs by around 30,000 by 2050.
The city council ratified the following alterations to the local detailed plans and plot division plans that are related to building Vantaa light rail:
Alteration to local detailed plan 002465 and alteration to plot division plan, 52 Veromies. The alteration to the local detailed plan will broaden the street area on Tikkurilantie and Rälssitie by turning parts of the block areas into street areas. There will be changes in the blocks’ plot division, and new numbers will be allocated to plots.
Alteration to local detailed plan 002458 and alteration to plot division plan, 61 Tikkurila and 63 Viertola. The alteration to the local detailed plan prepares for Vantaa light rail. Street areas will be broadened and partly changed into pedestrian streets. The plan will not designate new building.
Alteration to local detailed plan 002485 and alteration to plot division plan, 64 Kuninkaala, Pelto-oja. The alteration to the local detailed plan will broaden the street area on Kyytitie, Porttisuontie, and Pelto-ojantie by changing some of the block, park, and protected green areas into street areas. The alteration to the local detailed plan will ensure sufficient space for the light rail in the infrastructure and street environment. The plan will not designate new building.
Alteration to local detailed plan 002452 and alteration to plot division plan, 94 Hakunila. The alteration to the local detailed plan prepares for Vantaa light rail. Sufficient street area for the light rail will be reserved in the infrastructure and street environment. The plan will not designate new building.
In addition, the city council continued the referral discussion on the financial plan, began on June 5, 2023.
