It should really only be a summary of which skate facilities are in communities in the area.
But it turned into a general debate about youth work in the community of Lenggries.
And in the end everyone seemed somehow dissatisfied
Lenggries
- Even before the meeting started on Monday in the former Posthotel, there was a lot going on. Dozens of children, teenagers and adults had gathered in the access area. “We want a skate park in Lenggries” read one of the hand-painted posters. Youth officer Sabine Gerg (SPD) had drawn attention to the fact that the topic would be dealt with in the local council that evening - after a request from four boys in the citizens' assembly. While she later viewed it as a positive sign that so many had come, not only Markus Ertl (FWG) and Peter Gascha (FWG) criticized Gerg's approach. In times of Corona, it is important to avoid crowds, Gascha noted. In addition, he was annoyed by messages from the "Bredlsport" club that circulated in advance,and in which the committee is assumed to have a "critical stance" on the project, said Gascha. "You can't make the community councils the bad guys in advance."
Overview of the systems in the surrounding communities
At this point the debate had long since got stuck.
It had started harmlessly.
City hall manager Tobias Riesch listed the facilities in the area.
Among them are simple ones like the one in Schongau, which consists of scaffolding elements and sheet metal, but also massive concrete like the one in Holzkirchen, which cost around 450,000 euros.
The community sees construction linked to the establishment of an association
There have already been attempts to build in Lenggries twice - in 2009 and 2011. However, the municipality only wanted to get closer to the plan if an association were founded to take care of the facility and, ideally, to co-finance it. “Somebody has to take care of the maintenance in the long term. The community cannot do that, ”said Mayor Stefan Klaffenbacher (FWG). Of course one could support the project, "but the establishment of a skate park is not a municipal sovereignty". Ultimately, it is also about equal treatment. "We can't say that LSC has to build its own lawn and we'll take over the entire skate park," said Klaffenbacher. Elisabeth Ertl (CSU) warned that investments like these should be carefully considered. “We have a lot of projects and don't know what to do next. We have to seethat the community remains able to act. "
Green Councilor: "I think the community already has the task of providing a place for young people."
Nadia Tretter (Greens) saw it a little differently.
"I think the community already has the task of providing a place for young people." Ideally, of course, there would be an association that supports the whole thing.
“That can go hand in hand, but founding the association is not the first step.” So far there has been little space in Lenggries for young people.
This is where Klaffenbacher hooked up. "We finance many facilities for the youth and support countless clubs." But that's not what it is, said Tretter. "It's about a publicly accessible space where you can go in the afternoon - without being a member anywhere." Practically a kind of "playground for older children," said Tretter. The parliamentary group colleague Roman Haehl saw it similarly. “Young people have little space in the public space in Lenggries. They are not wanted on the playgrounds, not on the war memorial or in the spa garden. ”He sees the community as“ morally responsible to create a meeting place where young people can just be. ”Of course, the clubs would do good youth work. "But some are not reached by it." But one would also have to take care of them. He already seethat a high investment would have to be made here. "But I think it's easy to justify."
"If you want a skate park, you can go to Tölz"
Gerg (SPD) saw it the same way.
Most of the plants in the area would have paid for municipalities.
Young people need “informal meeting places” such as a skater or multi-purpose area.
In general, from Gerg's point of view, it would be a municipal task to “invest more in open youth work”.
Franz Schöttl (CSU) was "surprised at the turn this is taking".
He believed it was about seeing examples of what skate parks look like in other municipalities.
“Now it's about worrying about youth work.” That is a completely different topic.
Thomas Murböck (CSU) also felt it was a kind of “general accounting for youth work”, while Gascha was still “immensely annoyed that they say that young people have no place to go in Lenggries”.
There are countless clubs.
"And if you want a skate park, you can go to Tölz."
The first thing to do is to clarify the basics in a dialogue with the young people
The mood at this point was irritable. SPD parliamentary group leader Tobias Raphelt tried to find a compromise. “We should enter into a dialogue with the young people” - in order to even find out what is really wanted. Markus Ertl (FWG) saw the topic in good hands in the planned “Youth in Sight” working group. There you could also talk about the requirements of open youth work. Klaffenbacher suggested postponing the topic “and first of all clarifying the key points”. When more detailed information is available, the committee will deal with it again. This procedure was approved unanimously.
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