Oberhausen has a new mayor
Created: 04/25/2022Updated: 04/25/2022 15:53
By: Peter Stoebich
A lot of work awaits Rudolf Sonnleitner.
© Stoebich
Oberhausen - With 721 of 808 votes cast, Rudolf Sonnleitner (non-partisan voters) was elected first mayor of Oberhausen last Sunday.
The 65-year-old was the only candidate, a total of 1,762 citizens were entitled to vote.
According to election officer Michaela Winkler, the names of 70 other potential applicants were also mentioned on the ballot papers.
Sonnleitner, who comes from the neighboring town of Huglfing, is an experienced local politician and has been a member of the municipal council in Oberhausen, where he has lived since 1985, for two decades, including six years as second mayor.
His great-grandfather and his uncle were mayors in Huglfing.
Before retiring, Sonnleitner worked as a communications engineer with a global communications company.
One of his retired hobbies is his garden with geese and chickens.
After months of arguments, he wants to provide positive impetus in the council committee, he said in an interview with our newspaper.
Numerous tasks and projects await the new mayor in Oberhausen, including the construction of a new elevated tank and the connection of the station road to the village road and the renovation of the church wall.
In addition, the creation of a new building area on Waldstraße is being examined and apartments are also to be built in the Westenriederhaus.
The freshly renovated and remodeled town hall is inaugurated on May 1st.
"Fortunately, our community is debt-free and the coffers are well filled," says Sonnleitner.
After counting the 808 votes on Sunday evening, Sonnleitner was with the election workers at the traditional snack in the Stroblwirt inn before celebrating his election success with friends at home.
The unscheduled election in Oberhausen became necessary because his predecessor Thomas Feistl surprisingly announced his resignation on December 31, 2021.
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