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Mayor: Urban development funding "will be increased many times over"

2021-10-12T09:03:58.598Z


On the day of the urban development funding, Geretsried's mayor Michael Müller looked at what had been achieved - and took a look into the future.


On the day of the urban development funding, Geretsried's mayor Michael Müller looked at what had been achieved - and took a look into the future.

Geretsried - For 50 years the federal government has supported the structural, economic, social and ecological development of cities and communities with financial grants.

Geretsried also benefits from this.

As part of a day of action, Mayor Michael Müller, building authority manager Rainer Goldstein, planner and district manager explained on Saturday at four locations what was created there with funding and what is to be developed in the future.

Little interest from the public on Karl-Lederer-Platz

"Every cent of the urban development funding is increased many times over by private investors," said Mayor Müller on Saturday morning. This is particularly evident in the New Center. "We have succeeded in creating a lively meeting place here," said the town hall chief. When he said that, no citizen was interested in the display boards in front of the town hall. Only CSU city councilor Sabine Lorenz asked about the construction progress in the former building of the Sparkasse on Egerlandstrasse. "The shell is in place, the interior work should begin in winter," replied Müller.

Shortly afterwards, the first residents discovered the information stand.

The young couple Sarah and Michael Stowasser praised the upgrading of Karl-Lederer-Platz, but asked for the bollards to be removed quickly.

“They'll be leaving soon,” assured Goldstein, Head of the Building Department.

He did not want to comment specifically on other projects around the New Center and on the neighboring streets.

As reported, the city's building ministry promised a subsidy of 120,000 euros to revitalize the city center.

New neighborhood shop on Johannisplatz

Life will return to the rooms of the former pharmacy on Johannisplatz: A meeting center is being built there, which the sponsoring association for youth and social work (TVJA) intends to open next year.

“It would be nice if the neighborhood shop established itself as well as it did in Stein,” says TVJA chairwoman Kerstin Halba.

According to Ala Aliakseyenka from the district advisory board and TVJA managing director Rudi Mühlhans, activities for children and senior citizens are to be created there.

It would be nice if we could open the community and youth center in 2025.

Rudi Mühlhans, managing director of the sponsoring association for youth and social work 

Mayor Müller, who has lived on Johannisplatz since his childhood in the 1970s, welcomes this development. What he particularly likes is that the area has been greened over the past few years. Nevertheless, urban planner Dr. Rafael Stegen from the Munich office Salm & Stegen found in an evaluation commissioned by the city that there was still a need for further action. "Even more meeting places have to be created here that strengthen social interaction," he explained. Wolfgang Selig, managing director of the building cooperative (BG), also reported on facade renovations and the planned construction of an underground car park at Dompfaffenweg 31. The parking situation should not only be available for the residents of the 300 BG apartments on Johannisplatz,but also for foreign visitors to the services in the Church Holy Family.

Together with Mayor Müller, the Catholic priest Andreas Vogelmeier and children, Selig then planted an apple tree in the middle of Johannisplatz.

For the interested citizens and sellers of the flea market, the TVJA donated white sausages, pretzels and drinks.

Geretsried: "Edible City" on Neuer Platz

The meeting festival recently organized by TVJA district manager Natascha Siebert has already shown the potential of the often underestimated Neue Platz.

The flea market stalls set up there were also well attended on this Saturday afternoon.

There was also the opportunity to play boules and chess behind the pavilion and to admire the plant boxes of the “Edible City” project.

"We want to invite you to try and sniff vegetables, fruit and herbs," emphasized initiator Dr.

Gabriele Rogge.

In the months before, she had observed many children who were interested in the plants.

City planner Stegen announced that the area between Chamalières-Platz and Am Stern will also be further upgraded with the help of urban development funding.

Looking forward to the community center and youth center

There was a lot of activity on Saturday afternoon around the Ein-Stein youth club. The TVJA organized a district festival there with ballet, music, a flea market and action stands. At the table of the urban development promoters, town planning officer Goldstein and town hall chief Müller explained the plans for the new town hall and youth center to the citizens. "We are currently coordinating the funding guidelines with the government of Upper Bavaria and then submitting the results to the city council for a decision," announced Goldstein. The building authority manager hopes that the construction of the seven-million-euro project can begin in 2023. "It would be nice if we could open the community and youth center in 2025," said TVJA managing director Mühlhans.

Local resident Alfred Eitel accused the city of losing the Penny branch on Steiner Ring.

"We first have to create attractive structures here in Stein that will encourage investors to set up a grocery store," replied Goldstein.

The well-attended meeting festival proved that at least the families like it there.

(Peter Herrmann)

Source: merkur

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