Gunnar Christiansen: This is how the mayoral candidate wants to change Schulzendorf!

Gunnar Christiansen: This is how the mayoral candidate wants to change Schulzendorf!

The elections for mayor of Schulzendorf are coming up on October 5th, and Gunnar Christiansen, 40 years old, has thrown himself into the race with clear visions. The graduate in administration, who has worked at the Foreign Office since 2004 and has lived in Schulzendorf since 2013, brings fresh ideas and personal motivation. As a father of three daughters (13, 11 and almost 6 years old), he knows the challenges families face. His political involvement began in 2023, triggered by the daycare closures during a flu epidemic, which led him to demonstrate in front of the town hall to draw attention to the administration's poor communication. As maz-online.de reports, he stood for local elections in 2024 and was elected active as a knowledgeable resident ever since.

Christiansen has clear ideas about how he would like to make Schulzendorf more lively and attractive. Its goal is to create new meeting places for young people and older citizens. Inspired by the old fire station in Eichwalde, he plans to revitalize the old town hall in a way that creates both a meeting place and smaller, affordable apartments. These ideas are particularly important because the large influx to Schulzendorf requires a well-thought-out infrastructure.

Affordable education in the region

A central concern of Christiansen is education. In cooperation with neighboring communities, the intermunicipal primary school Schönefeld-Schulzendorf will be built by 2028. This project, as mbjs.brandenburg.de reports, will make an important contribution to improving the school place situation in the fast-growing airport region and is necessary in view of the increase in the number of students in Brandenburg.

Christiansen also calls for the establishment of a high school in order to establish Schulzendorf as an educational location. “We must ensure that all of our children receive the best possible education,” he emphasizes. At the same time, he sees the need to expand the cultural association's offerings and create a larger library. The demographic change, which has made school closures a reality in the past, has had a major impact on the educational landscape. The changes in the education system must be urgently addressed to meet the needs of the growing population. Because as the bpb.de shows, the decline in birth rates is leading to a shortage of skilled workers and changing the demands on our schools.

“We must not ignore the challenges of demographic change,” says Christiansen and advocates innovative solutions. There will be no increase in property taxes, and new commercial areas are also not planned in order to minimize the tax burden on citizens. Instead, he proposes the creation of a joint funding agency in order to better use and distribute financial resources.

Community and collaboration

An important part of Christiansen's political concept is dialogue. He wants to enter into a constructive exchange with everyone who is not classified as right-wing extremist in order to make citizen-oriented decisions. Extremism and division in the community are issues that he believes need to be urgently addressed. Community should be the focus.

Overall, Gunnar Christiansen shows that he has a good grasp of the needs of his community. The mayoral election in Schulzendorf on October 5th will show whether the citizens want to follow his vision.