Neubiberg paves the way for further energy production
Created: 09/16/2022, 12:20 p.m
By: Harald Hettich
New building with solar cells (symbol image) © IMAGO / Sven Simon
The climate protection funding program for Neubiberg households is very well received.
So good that the municipality now wants to significantly readjust the subsidies for municipal support for heat pumps or photovoltaics.
Neubiberg
- The package of 250,000 euros for the current financial year was already fully exhausted halfway through the year.
In its first meeting after the summer break, the main, finance and economic committee of the municipal council paved the way for 2022 once again significantly increased funding.
With a large majority and only against the individual vote of FDP Councilor Michael Weigle, the committee spoke out in favor of a further significant financial injection.
Another 200,000 euros should therefore be poured into the funding pot.
The Neubibergers have already received new funding applications for almost 72,000 euros so far.
This number is likely to increase significantly by the end of the year.
FDP man Weigle, on the other hand, failed with his attempt to reduce funding for new, eligible citizen applications to at least 50 percent.
The municipal council will make the final decision on the new package of measures at its meeting on September 27th.
Lively discussion
The Neubiberg committee members did not make their vote on Monday easy.
Kilian Körner found clear words for an expansion of the funding program from the Greens.
"The environment is about our fundamentals - have you seen this summer?" the deputy mayor said unequivocally to his fellow councillors.
Anyone who questions Neubiberg's fundamental decision to act climate-neutrally by 2040 shouldn't be surprised "if the children become radicalized".
Körner thus pointed to doubters at the council table.
The third mayor, Reiner Höcherl (free voters), had argued that "when visiting the tavern, you can only order the food that you can afford." That means: Höcherl did not necessarily want a date commitment in terms of the fossil phase-out strictly to 2040 know dated.
"If it doesn't work until 2041, it won't work until then".
However, Höcherl agreed with the efforts to expand funding overall.
"People are currently waiting a quarter of a year for an appointment with the energy agencies - we can't leave them out in the rain with the funding applications to the community".
Höcherl also argued against the funding reduction of the liberal Weigle.
"I don't see any rip-offs among the applicants, just normal citizens," he said.
In his remarks, Weigle had previously confirmed that
Hartmut Lilge (CSU) also wanted to have a "very sharp pencil" when examining whether this expansion step could actually be afforded.
Despite the considerable increase in funding and his clear demand for an evaluation of further tax revenue, Lilge did not want to leave the applicants out in the rain.
"But we have to make it clear that this is an exception only for the current year."
Future commitments are to be made dependent on the respective budget situation.
In the district top field
At least for 2022 it seems to be looking good in Neubiberg.
"We can do that and have enough buffers," reported Neubiberg's Mayor Thomas Pardeller (CSU).
Pardeller was proud of the fact that Neubiberg was finally in the "top field of the district" with the financial readjustment.
Because other items of expenditure would shift, according to the head of administration, one could saddle up on climate protection funding.
You also have to remain "credible" with the community project for an energetic change.
In this context, the committee self-critically noted that the energy transition also “reveals a clear need to catch up” with regard to municipally owned real estate.
The content is also likely to be discussed intensively.
Elisabeth Gerner (SPD) has already given start-up help with initiatives for warm rooms and the promotion of balcony heating plants on balconies.
The topic is unlikely to be exhausted in the foreseeable future.
