Citizens' initiative stops millions of projects: District Office in Landsberg endangered!

Citizens' initiative stops millions of projects: District Office in Landsberg endangered!

Walleshausen, Deutschland - Planning for a new district office in the Landsberg am Lech district faces an uncertain future. The citizens 'initiative "Stop LRA new building" has successfully completed a collection of signatures, which now ensures a citizens' decision. The initiative was able to collect over 9,000 signatures within four weeks, whereby only 5,000 applicable signatures are required to convene a citizens' decision. The lists must now be passed on to 31 district communities in order to check the validity of the signatures. The district council then has four weeks to determine the quorum reports Br.de

Background of the initiatives are the high costs associated with the new building. The planned investment amounts to 120 million euros. The intended design, which bears the name "Lechkiesel", offers a floor area of ​​18,000 square meters. Critics, including the citizens' initiative, fear excessive financial burden for the municipalities and the citizens. Instead, a cost duct of 50 million euros and the proposal of a cheaper "purpose building" are required. District Administrator Thomas Eichinger (CSU), on the other hand, defends the planning and emphasizes the increasing personnel requirements and the growing rental costs for the district office So the Merkur .

Citizens' initiatives in focus

Citizens' initiatives are temporary compilations of citizens who want to concentrate on specific concerns and exercise political pressure. They are often reactions to public planning and large -scale controversy. In the past, citizens' initiatives were able to put hundreds of topics on the agenda, especially in areas such as environmental protection and social justice explains the BPB .

The initiative "Stop LRA new building" also financed itself through the collection of donations. Around 10,000 euros were collected, of which up to 9,000 euros have already been spent. The repayment of the remaining donations is complicated due to the large number of individual donors. Until the 2026 municipal elections, the funds should remain in the account of the district group of the BUND nature conservation, since they are earmarked and may only be used for the purposes of the citizens' initiative reports Merkur .

The standstill of the recycling system

In addition to the developments related to the district office, the District Council of Districts ensured that the land use planning was stopped for a recycling system in Walleshausen. Citizens' initiatives were also active here who were able to collect more than 1,000 signatures and mobilize high four -digit donations. The “Stop” citizens' initiative plans to repay the collected donations and will provide transparent information about your income and expenses. All of this is done against the background that citizens' initiatives are increasingly positioning as a corrective within the representative democracy and often in conflict with established parties BPB .