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Did the Mayor Lie? – Is the Cat (IKIG) Being Sold in a Sack?The unanswered inquiry from Wolfgang Gotthelf to Weißenfels Mayor Martin Papke raises serious questions.  As early as August 29, 2024, Wolfgang Gotthelf wrote to the mayor, but to this day – almost three months later – no written response has been provided, nor were the questions addressed publicly at the city council meeting on November 7, 2024. In view of the upcoming decisions regarding the Intermunicipal Industrial Area (IKIG) in Lützen and Teuchern, the pressing question arises: Is there a deliberate cover-up going on here?Promises Without FulfillmentDuring the citizen question session on November 7, 2024, Mayor Papke stated that the response to Gotthelf’s inquiry had been written, was in his possession, and would be sent to Gotthelf immediately. Yet by November 16, no answer had arrived. Gotthelf checked again in the relevant citizen information platform WSF. Neither the current documents nor the activity list indicated any publication. From Gotthelf’s perspective, Papke’s statement on November 7, 2024, was a white lie.Gotthelf suspects that for the mayor and the proponents of the IKIG in Weißenfels, this is simply “not the right time” for transparency. The previous decision-making processes around the IKIG also cast a shadow over the city administration’s conduct. No Public Discussion, Yet Far-Reaching DecisionsWhat is particularly alarming is that the questions posed by Gotthelf and other citizens on and even before November 7, 2024, were not publicly answered during the city council meeting. Nevertheless, decisions concerning the IKIG were made. It is suspected that in Lützen and Teuchern, the municipal representatives will be misled just as in Weißenfels, or that they will likewise be forced to buy a ‘cat in a sack.’The risks and consequences of the planned investments were evidently not made transparent to the city council members and citizens. Gotthelf reminds us that in the private sector, risk analyses are standard before large investments—an obvious practice apparently ignored in Burgenlandkreis. Sailing into Unknown WatersGotthelf’s criticism goes beyond the specific procedure. In his view, Weißenfels and other affected municipalities lack an honest confrontation with the possible financial and economic consequences of the IKIG. According to him, the ship Weißenfels, with its mayor at the helm, is steering a course reminiscent of the Titanic. Nobody wants to know if the well-known ice field ahead is full of icebergs.The concern that the IKIG decision could lead to deep long-term debt for municipal budgets seems justified. Yet without sufficient information and open discussions, neither the city council nor the public clearly understands what risks the city is actually taking. Cover-Up or Organizational Failure?The question remains: Why is Mayor Papke taking so long to provide a response that, by his own admission, already exists? Is this merely an organizational problem, or is there more to it? The fact that even invitations to public information events on November 22, 2024, sent by Gotthelf to all city council members, go unanswered, strengthens the impression that critical voices are deliberately ignored.That the video recording of the city council meeting had to be removed from the internet can also be seen as evidence of a cover-up, with necessary questions not meant to be answered. At the council meeting, it was stated that all questions concerning the IKIG had been resolved days earlier and no further discussion was needed, even though some council members continued to raise questions during the session. The ongoing lack of transparency in the Weißenfels city hall under Mayor Papke is cause for concern. The suspicion that key information is being withheld to avoid discussion—and possibly resistance—weighs heavily. Citizens and council members have the right to be fully informed about the risks and consequences of the IKIG. Anything less would not only be a failure of administration but also a betrayal of democratic principles. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | 17.11.2024 |
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