City administration and city councilors in Starnberg are fed up: A video camera is supposed to prevent vandalism at the barrier of the lake promenade in the future.
Starnberg
- Mayor Patrick Janik remembers the emails he received from depot manager Peter Mayer about five weeks ago.
“At 6:35 am he wrote to me that the barrier was already gone.
At 8:15 am he reported again: The barrier has been found - in the lake, ”says Janik about the correspondence.
The barrier that is involved is usually intended to restrict parking traffic on the lake promenade.
In the past, it was the target of vandals countless times - which is why the city administration and city councils are now enough.
In the closed part of its meeting last Monday, the main and finance committee spoke out in favor of examining the use of a video camera at the location.
The decision was made by a large majority, says Janik at the request of Starnberger Merkur.
The administration now has the task of examining the legal requirements.
Here, questions of data protection play a role.
There are narrow limits within which the city has to move, says Janik, who is a lawyer himself.
However, he is confident that these legal hurdles can be overcome.
The barrier at the Munich Rowing and Sailing Club (MRSV) not far from Undosa is intended to prevent unauthorized persons from driving their vehicles onto the lake promenade.
However, there are always drivers who do not want to accept that, and rowdies who want to destroy.
You dismantle the barrier or break it off immediately.
“It happens very regularly,” says Janik annoyed.
“I have the impression that it is definitely once a month.” Sometimes the perpetrators leave the barrier on the promenade, sometimes they take it with them or, in the example mentioned, sink it into the lake.
They benefit from the fact that the barrier must be relatively easy to remove for safety reasons.
For the municipal depot, this means that they have to repair the system every time.
He is currently even storing a replacement barrier, says Janik.
Because the city is also suffering financial damage as a result of the vandalism, she now hopes to use the camera to convict the perpetrators and take them back.
For BLS City Councilor Michael Mignoli, the camera can only be the beginning.
He had already raised the issue in the committee in June.
He now says to the Starnberg Merkur: “We should also keep a much closer eye on the parking lot situation.” If the barrier is missing again, there will be utter chaos in the area of the lake promenade.
Then the security service and the police should intervene more, Mignoli hopes.
As for the camera itself, he can even imagine an alarm lock, which results in an even better deterrent.
Janik explains why the main and finance committee did not deal with the topic publicly with the starting point of the discussion.
The construction of a dummy camera was an alternative.
"If we had decided publicly, we could have saved ourselves it," explains the mayor.
But now the city wants to shoot sharp, so to speak.
The focus is clearly outlined.
Janik: "It's not about traffic monitoring, but about ensuring the functionality of the barrier."
