Resting forest causes a stir
The planned forest cemetery raised a lot of dust at the castle meeting in the fire department hall, where supporters and opponents of the project engaged in a battle of words. The citizens’ petition received by the municipality, signed by about one-third of fuchsstadter, provided both camps with arguments that heated up the meeting.
Mayor peter hart first provided the facts. According to this, the two-hectare resting forest was to be created south of the kohlenberg chapel, not in the immediate vicinity of the chapel. The signatures are available for review by the administration. The town council decides on 27. Marz, whether the citizens’ petition is legally correct, so that a referendum can possibly be initiated. Hart also opposed the opinion that the paths to the forest cemetery and the parking area should be asphalted. They should only receive a gravel top layer.
Daniela stoth, one of the initiators of the citizens’ petition, opposed the site, pointing out that the kohlenberg is a popular recreational area, which the mayor also acknowledged. But there are still other attractive walking paths in fuchsstadt. "If it was a question of disturbing the peace of the dead, no one and no car could pass by the cemetery in fuchsstadt and no event could take place in the gaden", he countered a corresponding question. The mayor was unable to answer the question posed by romana heinemann-kufer, a co-initiator, as to how many binding requests from fuchsstadt citizens had been received.
Hunting and hunting ground leaseholder alois bayer considered the "quiet forest" a "burden on our descendants. This flat is never usable again", he is convinced. And the estimated costs would not be enough, because the road there would not be passable in winter without asphalting. He concluded: "the municipality should invest the money better in the youth". Alfred jeurink believes that the citizens’ petition is based on false premises. "Hardly anything is changing at the kohlenberg and urns are disappearing", he welcomed.
Heinemann-kufer made it clear that the citizens’ petition was not against a forest cemetery as such, but against its location. When asked, hart said that the enclosure of the graveyard could also be a grass belt. Roland kippes gives free rein to his opinion. Accordingly, the municipalities had too much money. "Abundance must not lead to things that are dispensable. I do not believe that the municipal council was given the task of promoting burials in fuchsstadt. How would it be simple with a burger survey?", he advised. The topic, which is expected to attract a large audience at the upcoming meeting, will remain on the agenda until the 27th. Marz exciting.
But the "bone of contention" forest cemetery fuchsstadt plans to complete the multipurpose hall and the multigenerational meeting place this year. Both projects are expected to be completed by october. At the same time, the annex to the village museum is getting a new roof. All in all, the municipality is calculating an investment volume of around 2.7 million euros this year. Pledges in the amount of 1.2 million have been received.
Hart calls fuchsstadt a "rich community" in terms of citizens’ willingness to contribute to the common good and hoped "that this wealth would be preserved for us". In this context, he thanked all supporters and helpers, especially those who participated in the jubilee, which raised more than 20,000 euros.
In 2018, the focus is on the forest, which should receive sustainable, good care and forest management. Here are also the road construction and repair work on field and forest roads are considered. The average nitrate content of drinking water is 30 to 34 milligrams. A further supply of foreign drinking water for the lowering of the city does not consider the rathausobere for sensible. For a water withdrawal from the well II "am sand" investigations are currently underway. For the construction of the wind turbines, it is nice to know that this year we are going to build the access road and the pipelines for the power supply. The border walk is on the 9. June scheduled.
