Marktstrasse or Gries?
The Tourism and Economic Committee of the Tölz City Council made a surprising decision on the location of the markets.
Bad Tölz
- That was a big surprise in the city's spa, tourism and economic committee on Thursday: A 7:5 majority voted for the weekly and farmers' markets to take place in Gries again in the future.
The meeting visitors, many from Gries, as well as probably the top of the town hall, had rather expected that the transitional location would remain on Marktstrasse.
Mayor Ingo Mehner recently answered a question about this and said that that's why it's called "Marktstraße".
Pros and cons of Marktstrasse and Gries listed
The deputy director of the spa, Susanne Frey-Allgaier, once again explained the advantages of the locations during her introduction to the meeting.
Marktstraße: higher visitor frequency, better escape routes, unnecessary barriers and the clear vote of the market operators because of the higher turnover.
For Jungmayrplatz, Frey-Allgaier listed: fewer problems with delivery traffic, no moving during the Christmas and Easter markets and with the upcoming Telekom work, level area and less potential for danger during assembly and dismantling.
Bärbel Weixner (Greens) opened the discussion and was initially annoyed that the administration had only included Peter Wiedemann's letter with a vote for Marktstraße in the submission for councils and the press.
Other statements, such as that of the Bauer bakery on Jungmayrplatz, were missing.
Weixner saw the whole purpose of the conversion at Jungmayrplatz in question if the markets did not come down again.
The way Jungmayrplatz is now, without green spaces and parking spaces, it is "dead, so to speak".
Discussion about weekly market and farmer's market in Bad Tölz
Michael Lindmair (FWG) also wondered where the promised greenery and the rose trellis came from.
"I don't see anything.
Why?” He still placed the weekly market on Marktstraße because of the higher frequency.
To compensate, he suggested a regular handicraft market, the night flea market and cultural events on Jungmayplatz with the backdrop of the old boys' school.
In addition, one could turn the fee screw for traders to make the Gries more interesting.
Matthias Winter (CSU) suggested separating the markets, "one above, one below", which Toni Kollmeier (Greens) did not think was feasible for reasons of justice.
Kollmeier had spoken to many Tölz seniors and took over their vote: "The markets should stay where they were, in Gries." Christine Brandl (CSU) had also started a private survey among locals and advocated Gries.
Also because of the accessibility.
Also: "In winter it's not like that."
Christof Botzenhart (CSU) did not want to follow the Marktstrasse argument that one was losing attractiveness.
"I don't see that.
Marktstraße remains an A location, but Gries would slip into a C location without markets.
It's getting very quiet down there." Marktstrasse is within easy walking distance from Gries.
In addition, there are parking lots nearby.
Weekly markets in Bad Tölz are to remain in Gries
Peter von der Wippel (FWG) expressed himself as a market street trader.
There is a loss of purchasing power anyway.
You have to counteract that.
The transitional phase in Marktstraße was also deliberately understood as a test.
It was "positive".
The market drivers would have made more sales.
He saw the Gries more as a place “for the art market and smaller things.
Not for the markets.” Von der Wippel also fired a tip at the administration.
He found it “a shame” that the economic development agency had not issued a statement.
In his answer, Mehner did not think much of asking the opinions of the town hall employees.
"Especially when it comes to decisions like this, a free discussion is good for us."
Willi Streicher (SPD), who lives in Gries himself, confessed that the clear dealer vote had made him think again.
However, he was convinced that if the markets in Gries were to become firmly established, "the sales should improve".
Incidentally, such markets for local supplies are very much in vogue.
You have to advertise for that.
From his point of view, the need to move at Easter and Christmas also spoke against Marktstraße.
This is also counterproductive in terms of marketing.
"That's why it's called Marktstrasse"
Anton Mayer (CSU) warned colleagues to also think about business in Gries.
“Small livestock makes crap too.
They are also taxpayers.” He also recognized that there was a need to catch up in advertising.
“We do it for Marktstraße too.
We rather neglected the Gries.”
Martin Harrer (FWG) painted gloomy scenarios (“If something bad ever happens...”) on the wall to illustrate the problem of escape routes in Gries.
He referred to the dealer vote and concluded: "That's why it's called Marktstraße.
That's where the market belongs."
The exact location of the markets, Jungmayrplatz and/or Fritzplatz, and the timetable were not discussed.
Voted for the move to Gries: Botzenhart, Brandl, Mayer, Frei (all CSU), Kollmeier, Weixner (both Green) and Streicher (SPD).
Against: Mehner, Winter (both CSU), Harrer, von der Wippel, Lindmair (all FWG).
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