IKIG - Future Opportunity or Money Pit?
Anyone following the press has likely come across the term IKIG, the Intermunicipal Industrial Area, particularly in the communities of Weißenfels, Hohenmölsen, Lützen, and Teuchern. Many residents of these communities have already formed their own opinions. But what exactly is behind the IKIG?
By now, the Sewig [https://www.sewig-blk.de/], the “driving force of structural change and economic development in the Burgenlandkreis,” has held information evenings in all communities to bring the IKIG concept closer to the region’s residents. The team, led by Managing Director Andre Zschuckelt, explained and conveyed the visions outlined in the feasibility study during various events.
But what can this study actually show us?
- Essentially, it shows what could be possible, what could be done, and where the path might lead.
Does this mean everything will be implemented as outlined?
- No. Because between “could” and “will” lie many factors, such as the will of the population, the approval of the city councils of the individual municipalities, and the willingness of companies to settle there.
The study currently identifies which areas could be developed for the industrial zone – and these are not insignificant. Over 400 hectares is a large area. Many residents are particularly concerned that these are agricultural lands. A frequently asked question is: “Why not redevelop existing industrial wastelands instead of leaving agricultural lands untouched?”
- The responsible parties failed to provide an answer to this question during the events. They stated that, as part of the structural change, old industrial wastelands would also be revitalized, but creating new areas for industries willing to settle is necessary.
Is the IKIG already a done deal?
- Definitely not. All four communities must agree, form a joint organization, and then approve the construction plans for new settlements. The path to the first groundbreaking is still long. What has been achieved so far is identifying where an industrial area could be established, its potential dimensions, and the conditions that would need to be met. Questions about costs, potential issues during development, and whether Germany (especially Saxony-Anhalt) remains an attractive location given the current economic situation remain unanswered in the study.
Moreover, the impact of a large number of new jobs on the infrastructure of the four communities is completely ignored. Kindergartens and schools are already stretched to their limits. They “function” because they have to, often without full staffing. Non-traditional hires are found not only in classrooms but also in essential educational institutions like kindergartens. A shortage of doctors leads to long waiting lists and correspondingly long waiting times. Shopping options in every neighborhood are no longer standard, and a significant influx of workers, who may also want to live locally, exacerbates the housing problem.
It remains to be carefully considered whether the IKIG represents a good idea and a major challenge for all four communities (and beyond) or whether it is an investment in a future that no longer exists in Germany.
On Thursday, November 7, the IKIG is on the agenda of the Weißenfels city council. It will be discussed in the public part of the meeting in the city council chamber (Am Kloster 1), item Ö6 (from 5:00 p.m.). Interested individuals are urgently encouraged to attend, ask questions, and show the councilors that there is interest in the future of the city and region.
City Council Meeting in Weißenfels:
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Date: November 7, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chamber – Am Kloster 1, Weißenfels
- Public Part:
- Ö1 Opening of the meeting, confirmation of proper convening, absence of council members, and quorum
- Ö2 Motions to amend the agenda and adoption of the agenda
- Ö3 Residents’ question time
- Ö4 Vote on the minutes of the last city council meeting
- Ö5 Report from the mayor on the implementation of adopted resolutions, possibly on important city matters and urgent decisions
- Ö6 2nd amendment to the land use plan for the development plan of the industrial and commercial area “An der A9” in the Langendorf district – resolution to proceed
- Proposal: 026/2024_2
- Meeting document
- Recommendation of the Urban Development Committee
- Hearing of the Langendorf Local Council
- Resolution No. LAN 005-2024
- Annex 1: Scope of the 2nd amendment to the land use plan
- NEW Annex 2: Parcel list
- OLD Annex 2: Parcel list
- Ö7 Development plan for the intermunicipal industrial and commercial area Central Germany “An der A9” in the Langendorf district – resolution to proceed
- Proposal: 028/2024_2
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VO – Meeting document
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Recommendation Urban Development Committee
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Hearing Local Council Langendorf
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Resolution No. LAN 006-2024
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Annex 1 Scope of the development plan
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NEW Annex 2 Parcel list
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OLD Annex 2 Parcel list
- Ö 8 – Pre-emption statute for the area of the industrial and commercial area "An der A9" in the Langendorf district for the Intermunicipal Industrial and Commercial Area Central Germany – 027/2024_2
- VO – Meeting document
- Recommendation Urban Development Committee
- Hearing Local Council Langendorf
- Resolution No. LAN 007-2024
- Annex 1 Statute 2024-09-05
- Annex 3 Parcel list WSF
- Annex 2 Scope Weißenfels
- Ö 9 – Development freeze pursuant to §14 BauGB for the development plan of the intermunicipal industrial and commercial area Central Germany "An der A9" in the Langendorf district – 091/2024
- VO – Meeting document
- Recommendation Urban Development Committee
- Hearing Local Council Langendorf
- Resolution No. LAN 008-2024
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Annex 1 Scope
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Annex 2 Statute
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NEW Parcel list for development freeze
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OLD Parcel list for development freeze
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Ö 10: Establishment of a special purpose association for an intermunicipal industrial and commercial area
102/2024
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VO: Meeting document
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Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
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Annex 2 Scope
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Annex 3 Legal form analysis
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Annex 1 Special purpose association statute draft
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Ö 11: Presentation of the fee calculation for the period 2025-2027 for wastewater disposal Weißenfels-AöR
051/2024_2
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VO: Information document
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Annex 1 Fee calculation AöR 2025-2027
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Annex 2 Calculation surcharge for heavy polluters AöR
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Ö 12: Revision of the statute on wastewater disposal and connection to the public wastewater disposal facilities Weißenfels AöR (Wastewater Disposal Statute)
046/2024_2
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VO
Meeting document
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Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
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Annex 1 - Synopsis of the revised wastewater disposal statute
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Annex 2 - Revised wastewater disposal statute
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Ö 13
Revision of the statute on the collection of fees and reimbursement of costs for wastewater disposal Weißenfels AöR (Sewage, rainwater, and cost reimbursement statute)
047/2024_2
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VO
Meeting document
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Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
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Annex 1 - Synopsis of the sewage, rainwater, and cost reimbursement statute
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Annex 2 - Revised sewage, rainwater, and cost reimbursement statute
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Ö 14
1st amendment statute of the statute on the collection of fees for the disposal of septic sludge from small sewage treatment plants Weißenfels AöR
048/2024_2
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VO
Meeting document
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Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
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Annex 1 - 1st amendment statute
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Ö 15
Establishment of a local convenience store in the city center; resolution on the public interest in implementing the project
052/2024_2
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VO
Meeting document
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2024-10-23 Weißenfels site plan
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Convenience store visualization
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Ö 16
Heinrich-Schütz-Haus Weißenfels - Monument-appropriate renovation and construction of an extension
039/2024_2
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VO
Information document
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Ö 17
Planning competition "Future Perspective Gloria Film Palace" - Announcement of the competition winner
040/2024_2
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VO
Meeting document
- Recommendation Urban Development Committee
- 404211 WB Gloria Palast Plan 01red
- 404211 WB Gloria Palast Plan 02red
- WB Weißenfels Gloria-Palast Minutes of the Jury Meeting
- Ö 18 Resolution Funding Area "Social Cohesion" Neustadt of the City of Weißenfels
- VO Meeting document
- Recommendation Urban Development Committee
- Annex 1 Funding Area Vibrant Centers Map
- Annex 2 Excerpt ISEK Neustadt
- Annex 3 Fig. 76 ISEK Neustadt
- Annex 4 Area Framework Social Cohesion New
- Annex 5 Area Framework Vibrant Centers New
- Ö 19 Extra-budgetary commitment authorization for the renewal of the Weißenfels city data center 2024/2025
- VO Meeting document
- Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
- Ö 20 Budget advance 2025 - Institutional funding Literaturkreis Novalis e.V.
- VO Meeting document
- Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
- Annex - Business plan Novalis
- Ö 21 Budget advance 2025 - Institutional funding Weißenfelser Tourismusverein e.V. 044/2024_2
- VO Meeting document
- Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
- Amended Recommendation Main and Finance Committee 04.11.2024
- Annex - Business plan Weißenfelser Tourismusverein
- Ö 22 Cooperation agreement for intermunicipal collaboration of audit offices 032/2024_2
- VO Meeting document
- Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
- Cooperation agreement as of 04.09.2024
- Ö 23 Personnel development concept for the city of Weißenfels (2024 - 2030) 049/2024_2
- VO Information document
- Personnel development concept city of WSF
- Ö 24 Association elections in the maintenance association "Mittlere Saale - Weiße Elster", proposals for representatives for the board and the association committee 034/2024_2
- VO Meeting document
- Recommendation Main and Finance Committee
- Ö Motions with recommendations from the committees
- Ö 25 Motion by the BfW/Rural Communities faction for a referendum on the industrial and commercial area at the A9 001(VII)2024_2
- Motion BfW-LG faction
- Administration’s statement
- Ö 26 Responses to inquiries
- DZT Activity list
- DZT AF 040 2024 Monitoring of stationary traffic Weißenfels-West
- Ö 27 Announcements and inquiries
Non-public part:- N Non-public part
Author: AI-Translation - Carla Kolumná | 06.11.2024
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