Debate in Netanya over Stampfer towers and private-pool rules
Opposition councillor Elad Cohen criticised the plans; the municipality explained the pool programme.
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A public dispute has emerged in Netanya over two planning decisions. Opposition city councillor Elad Cohen criticised approval of the Stampfer towers in a 90FM interview. The plan involves a roughly 30-storey development replacing a ten-storey building in the city centre. Cohen said it could worsen congestion and change the centre’s tourism and cultural character. This is his assessment, not an established forecast.
Cohen also argued that a new uniform framework for private-pool permits could trigger betterment levies when homes are sold.
The municipality told 90FM that the pool programme is intended to provide clear, consistent rules, reduce costly individual exemptions and prevent planning violations. It stressed that a betterment levy is not automatic and is assessed case by case when rights are realised, including during a sale.
Source: 90FM, October 20, 2026.
Illustrative high-rise photograph; not a rendering of the Stampfer project. Photo: Nadine E / Unsplash.
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