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2021-12-04T11:10:58.725Z


While some municipalities in the district are looking a little worried about their financial situation, Bockhorn is well positioned in this regard. And so the local council was able to confidently approve the budget for 2022 in its meeting on Thursday evening in the amount of around 13.3 million euros. Even after deducting the costs for the new kindergarten in Grünbach, the administration can point to a financial cushion of almost four million euros in reserve; all debts have been paid off.


While some communities in the district are looking a little worried about their financial situation, Bockhorn is well positioned in this regard. And so the local council was able to confidently approve the budget for 2022 in its meeting on Thursday evening in the amount of around 13.3 million euros. Even after deducting the costs for the new kindergarten in Grünbach, the administration can point to a financial cushion of almost four million euros in reserve; all debts have been paid off.

Bockhorn - There are still around 2.4 million euros on the target list for the new kindergarten in 2022. But the community is still waiting for 700,000 euros in grants, around 600,000 euros have already been spent this year on construction work and planning costs. The children's home in Bockhorn will also be expanded to include a day nursery group if one of the kindergarten groups goes to Grünbach. The cost of this is estimated at 250,000 euros. According to the plan, a photovoltaic system will be installed on the roof of the new kindergarten for 85,000 euros.

Other major investments include repairs to the ceiling and floor in the Bockhorn school gymnasium, a new multi-purpose vehicle for Kirchasch's fire brigade, the purchase of land and planning costs for a new fire station in Grünbach (100,000 euros each) and around 300,000 euros for the renovation of the Dorfstrasse in Kirchasch, which has now been opened to traffic. After all, the municipality has to reckon with 300,000 euros for the development and drainage of the new planned business park Unterstrogn. In order to maintain the road network, the commute to school in Grünbach costs around 200,000 euros.

The asset budget in income and expenditure thus adds up to around six million euros, with 7.27 million euros earmarked for the administrative budget. It is noticeable here that the municipality will probably receive 3.3 million euros in income tax in 2022, 960,000 euros more than this year. In terms of trade tax revenue, the administration again estimates around one million euros. The largest chunk in the administrative budget is again the district levy: Here, 2.3 million euros are to be paid to the district, an amount that, according to Mayor Lorenz Angermaier, "is currently still heavily discussed".

On the other hand, there is not much that can be shaken about the increased effort by the community for modern data processing. Around 245,000 euros are planned for this in 2022, a good 67,000 euros more than in 2021. The administration is also looking for more staff for its construction department and has increased the cost of personnel costs to almost 940,000 euros.

In addition to the 2022 budget, the municipal council also approved the investment plan.

This long-term paper includes a new clubhouse in Kirchasch, for 2024 and 2025 each around a million for the implementation of the new school system (with simultaneous funding from the state) as well as a new house and fire engine for the Grünbach fire brigade.

Finally, the old town hall in Bockhorn is to be renovated for 100,000 euros and the bridge near Oberstrogn for around 500,000 euros.

Town hall chief Lorenz Angermaier said: “The reserves help us with all these projects.

There is therefore no reason to fear that we will hit the wall financially. "

Source: merkur

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