A cultural dispute has broken out in the city council.
The bone of contention was the planned expansion of the Franz Xaver Stahl Museum to include a house of art and encounter.
Erding - The faction of the Free Voters moved away from the project, but then put in a 180 degree turn after the CSU in particular had exercised concentrated criticism.
The city had inherited the artist's house and studio along with his estate.
There is no room for the latter in the property on Landshuter Strasse, and the outsourced works are in danger of being damaged.
As early as 2016, the city launched an urban planning ideas competition, which is now to lead to a “second round of ideas”, as city architect Sebastian Henrich put it.
For this, the city can look forward to high grants from the federal and state governments - a good 90 percent of the eligible costs.
Next year alone, 100,000 euros should be available from urban development funding.
Part of the competition are an extension that is to be used as an art and meeting place, as well as the redesign of the garden and the forecourt including the connection of all three elements.
"We want an architecturally and urban-planning appealing and high-quality solution," said Henrich.
Hans Fehlberger announced that his FW parliamentary group would not agree.
There are enough other rooms in Erding where people can meet and exchange ideas about art.
And the depot could also be “somewhere in Upper Bavaria”.
Mayor Max Gotz (CSU) reacted with consternation.
He recalled that "we have accepted an inheritance here and urgently need the depot".
A U-turn endangers funding.
Classes could hardly meet in a pub for art projects.
He said: “If we answer art and culture like that, I see big problems.” The advance is a slap in the face of the volunteers around museum director Heike Kronseder.
This also applies to a depot outside the city.
Burkhard Köppen (CSU) recalled that there had been agreement in the city council for years on the preservation and expansion of the heritage.
He accused the FW of populism.
“Corona teaches: Art is part of life.” Walter Rauscher (CSU) pointed out that the Audit Committee urgently called for a solution to the cramped conditions in order to preserve the work.
2. Mayor Petra Bauernfeind (FW) tried to smooth things over.
“We are not fundamentally against it.
But the budgetary situation does not currently allow it. ”However, Fehlberger made the U-turn, but added:“ When it comes to implementation after the competition, we want to make a new decision. ”The decision was made unanimously.
ham
