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When Party Comrades Empty the Piggy Bank of the City of Weißenfels – Who Protects the Citizens of Weißenfels from Their Own Politicians?Two CDU Men – a Mayor who is also a district council member, a district administrator from the same party, a looming multi-million euro gap – and the taxpayers are caught in the middle. 
An intriguing situation is unfolding in the Burgenland district. While the republic is busy with the nepotism of the AfD, it seems there is heavy backroom dealing among party comrades in the district. The situation is as follows: The Burgenland district has budgeted a deficit of over 18 million euros for 2026. Whether the budget will be approved will be decided by the district council members on March 2, 2026, when they either pass the budget – or not. The council members could demand changes and enforce cuts to prevent a deficit from arising. The city of Weißenfels also has a significant shortfall, which could lead to a budget freeze. In that case, only truly necessary expenditures would be financed. Voluntary tasks such as club support, youth work, or social projects would fall by the wayside. When cities run too deep into the red, it is the responsibility of the district administrator, as the municipal supervisory authority, to intervene. In such cases, the district can even take over the forced administration of the city and determine which expenditures are still allowed – and which are not. Now it gets interesting: According to a Facebook post, the Mayor of Weißenfels, Martin Papke (CDU), was able to avert the budget freeze. There were talks with the district administrator Götz Ulrich (CDU), district council members – which ones are not specified – and the district administration. It appears that it was agreed that the city of Weißenfels would transfer 4.2 million euros more to the district than the previous district levy of 13.4 million euros – i.e., 17.6 million euros in total. The layperson is amazed, the expert is puzzled: The city faced a budget freeze because money was missing, yet it is now supposed to pay 4.2 million euros more to the district – and this somehow averts the freeze? How this backroom deal came about is probably known only to insiders. Adding to the explosive mix is the fact that Mayor Martin Papke is simultaneously a member of the district council. He is therefore part of the supervisory body that ensures the district keeps its expenditures under control. As a council member, he could demand that the district administrator cut spending to avoid a deficit of over 18 million euros and prevent an increase in the district levy – which would significantly relieve the city and thus the taxpayers. Apparently, the exact opposite is happening. The central question, therefore, is: Who is actually controlling whom here – and is the Mayor of Weißenfels allowing himself to be played by his party comrade to the detriment of the citizens of Weißenfels as well as the district? 
https://www.facebook.com/weissenfels.de/posts/pfbid.... Author: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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