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Uprising in Braunsbedra – or: The Difficult Path to Democratic Citizen ParticipationOn April 17, a city council meeting took place in Braunsbedra, attended by a large number of residents. Once again, the topic was the citizen survey on the solar park, which apparently is to be prevented. In the previous meeting, the citizens' initiative Braunsbedra wanted the city council to answer whether it agrees that in the future no solar installations should be built on agricultural land with a soil value over 25. Mayor Steffen Schmitz objected to this question, arguing that the municipal constitution would not allow such a question during the ongoing process. Before the city council meeting, it was announced that this question would be voted on again. If the city council were to approve the question again by majority, the mayor believed that the municipal supervision authority would have to be involved to examine the legality or illegality. Subsequently, 10 city council members spoke in favor of holding a citizen participation / survey on June 9, 2024, the day of the municipal and EU elections. However, the vote on this proposal was not on the agenda on April 17. According to Vincent Grätsch, this was done deliberately to prevent a citizen survey from taking place on June 9, 2024, since any later vote in the city council would mean that absentee voters could no longer receive the survey. The citizens of Braunsbedra are divided on the solar issue. The mayor and investors claim that the majority of citizens in Braunsbedra support such solar parks. Members of the citizens' initiative and Vincent Grätsch cannot confirm this from their conversations with residents. A citizen survey could democratically clarify how the citizens of Braunsbedra actually stand on the issue. You can watch the full statement by Vincent Grätsch in the video. According to the mayor, a proposal from city council members must be dealt with at the latest by the meeting after next. In this case, that would be May 15, 2024. Therefore, this proposal does not yet have to be on the agenda. "At the latest" certainly does not mean that such a proposal cannot already be addressed at the very next meeting. The mayor stated that the administration had not had enough time to review the proposal and assess it both substantively and legally. The city council meeting ended prematurely as numerous council members stood up, left the meeting, and the council was no longer quorate. This was met by applause and shouts from many citizens such as "Councillors with guts." Due to the haste, a new meeting could be convened next week, during which the mentioned agenda item may be included. You can follow the city council meeting with all statements in the above video. From the perspective of a citizen present at the meeting, a citizen survey would be the most democratic way to act in the interest of the people. This would also make it much easier for the mayor, as he could rely on the result of such a survey regardless of its outcome. That would be real democracy. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | vor dem 01.07.2024 |
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