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Questions and Answers about IKIG (Intermunicipal Industrial Area) from the City Council of Weißenfels, published in the council informationAll deal with the IKIG and its impact on the city of Weißenfels and its citizens. Included is also a response from Mr. Zschukelt, head of the structural commission for the development of IKIG. 
It becomes apparent how naively the entire topic of creating an industrial and commercial park east of the A9 is being approached by all those responsible in the involved municipalities and the district. Fundamental questions about secured infrastructure and future financing of operating costs and debt service seem to play no role. Especially the statements by Mr. Zschukelt must make us citizens worried and fearful. It is well known from other industrial areas that settlements can drag on for years/decades, but the municipality must already cover full operating costs and full debt service after the area development. The intention to settle industrial enterprises is a whole different matter. Anyone who knows the chemical parks of Leuna, Buna, and Zeitz understands the requirements placed on such locations. The demands of citizens, farmers, and environmentalists to immediately stop such nonsensical planning and to put an end to further waste of municipal and district budget funds must therefore receive full support. City of Weißenfels Mayor Response to inquiry AF 077/2024/1 by Gunter Walther on 16.05.2024 in the city council Confirmed by the Legal and Procurement Office on 30.05.2024 public Inquiry Citizens, farmers, business owners, environmental organizations, and some municipalities are currently vehemently opposing the ongoing plans and already considerable expenditures for the mentioned industrial area. A current example is the open letter to the city and municipal councils of the involved municipalities and their administrations. Their concerns are well summarized in the press article "Opponents go on the offensive" in the MZ of (08./09. May 2024). Instead of the endlessly repeated list of advantages, there should also be an open discussion from the outset about the costs and burdens that will fall on each individual citizen. Unfortunately, the city of Weißenfels, with the current division of shares (district = 50%) has hardly any chance of getting out of the matter unscathed if everything turns out to be a cost trap, a bottomless pit, for the citizens. Therefore, I ask as follows: 1. Is there a rough calculation of the expected new costs and burdens for citizens and the municipality, including possible reductions in public spending due to new over-indebtedness, increased personnel costs in all parts of the administration, and municipal subsidies (kindergarten, school, social services)? 2. Will Weißenfels and its citizens, as the nearest large city in the area, be burdened with additional costs for capacity expansion of central wastewater disposal (question from 25.04.), energy supply (electricity, gas), and increasing traffic, and if so, how much? 3. The city of Weißenfels is already hopelessly over-indebted and can barely pay its loans. Long-term hopes for business tax revenues are slim, as tax-relevant settlements, if at all, happen only slowly, but the operating costs borne by Weißenfels start early. Is there a realistic plan for debt reduction under these conditions? 4. Is it expected that the state or federal government will completely cover such costs or debt increases for years in addition to the investment costs? 5. Is there a scenario in case the state, due to over-indebtedness, withdraws or drastically reduces its funding commitments, for a cost-free withdrawal of the city of Weißenfels? Dear Mr. Walther, To answer your inquiries (points 1-3), the availability of the feasibility study for the area is necessary. The presentation of the feasibility study is planned for September. Regarding points 4 and 5, Mr. Zschuckelt from SEWIG responds as follows: On point 4) Not through funds from InvKG (structural change funds for investment projects). However, there may be other possibilities for municipal budget consolidation/support. On point 5) The question is not entirely clear: Is "state" meant here as the federal government, which could withdraw funding commitments in case of over-indebtedness? From my interpretation of the question - No, such a scenario does not exist/is not known. Martin Papke City of Weißenfels Department III Response to inquiry AF 061/2024/1 by Gunter Walther on 25.04.2024 in the city council Confirmed by Legal and Procurement Office 27.05.2024 public Inquiry In the surrounding cities, despite the rightly increasing protests from affected parties (villages, residents, farmers) and environmental associations, initial plans for this area are underway in the form of land use plans and securing pre-emption rights. Increasingly, the press reports on the irreparable damage caused to the environment and agriculture by the loss of valuable farmland. Long-term planning for wastewater disposal has already forecast an expansion of the sewage plant capacity in Weißenfels to over 150,000 population equivalents as a preliminary measure for this industrial area. This raises the question of financing the necessary investment to expand the sewage treatment plant in Weißenfels and the development of operating costs. How is it ensured now that the citizens of Weißenfels, who have just recently been confronted with a high construction cost contribution for the capacity increase required by the meat processing plant, will not be charged again? Is there a demand within the structural planning by the city administration of Weißenfels for complete cost neutrality for its citizens regarding wastewater treatment for the planned industrial area? Dear members of the city council, dear Mr. Walther, Regarding your inquiry, we inform you as follows. It is incorrect that there has been a construction cost contribution in Weißenfels caused by the meat processing plant. The way wastewater from the intermunicipal industrial and commercial area at the A9 in Weißenfels will be disposed of is currently completely open due to the absence of a concrete concept/planning document. A statement can only be made when detailed planning is available. Therefore, no assessments regarding a theoretical expansion of the processing stages of the Weißenfels sewage plant and their costs can be made. It is currently also assumed that the financing of the extended wastewater disposal for the above-mentioned industrial area is secured through funding from the state/federal government as well as a wastewater charge to be levied on the property to be developed. Best regards Bumann, Head of Department III City Council of Weißenfels, Gunter Walther Inquiry submitted on 13.06.2024 Drinking Water Supply for IKIG The core city of Weißenfels and many districts are supplied with treated drinking water by the Weißenfels municipal utilities (SWW). This water comes from the Leissling and Markwerbener Wiesen water extraction plants. A considerable part is used industrially for the MEG mineral water plant and as process water for Tönnies, to name the main consumers. At present, supply is considered just sufficient, although SWW and MEG constantly have to drill new wells. For the new industrial and commercial area at the A9, a theoretical extraction from the long-distance water pipeline Wienrode/Torgau (FWV) along the A9 would be possible. However, it is currently known that even for the 1st expansion stage of Intel/Magdeburg, the required drinking water is insufficient. The plan to infiltrate Elbe and Bode river water at high levels to then have enough groundwater has burst like a soap bubble. Now the state’s reserves, including the FWV, are being tapped. Why has such an important aspect not been considered so far, while the municipalities were overrun with land use plans, sales bans, and company formations without clarifying fundamental issues? Will WSF give up its previously secure drinking water supply in favor of IKIG? What solution approaches are being pursued by the city? Gunter Walther City Councilor Bündnis 90 / THE GREENS Weißenfels, 12.06.2024 Author: AI-Translation - Wolfgang Gotthelf und in den Anfragen und Antworten benannte | vor dem 01.07.2024 |
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