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The future of the Walchensee power plant concerned the comrades at the closed meeting just as much as that of the Wolfratshausen district clinic.
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The district SPD now met in the Vollmar Academy at Aspenstein in Kochel for a closed meeting with guests from three districts.
The range of topics was wide - it ranged from the future of the Walchensee power plant to the district clinic in Wolfratshausen.
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen – The district SPD used the weekend for a closed meeting in the Vollmar Academy at Aspenstein.
Under the impression of the runoff election for the Kochl mayor's office on Sunday, the comrades dealt with local SPD politics, but above all with the positions in the district.
The SPD then looked outside the box on the second day, when Bundestag member Michael Schrodi from the Fürstenfeldbruck/Dachau constituency and state parliament member Christiane Feichtmeier (Starnberg) were guests - as were comrades from the other three districts that belong to planning region 17.
Walchensee power plant is to be nationalized again
One of the main topics was practically within sight of the SPD: the Walchensee power plant.
The SPD started the petition for renationalization, recalled Kochler local chairwoman Angelica Dullinger.
“Now there is a chance of reverting to public ownership.
But you have to take action,” she said in a press conference on Sunday morning.
Uniper operates 100 hydropower plants in Bavaria, added SPD district leader Klaus Barthel.
The aim must be for the division to return to the Free State.
The Free Voters would have also demanded this before the state elections.
“Now you have to take them at their word,” says Barthel.
Klaus Barthel, district leader of the SPD, district council member and local councilor in Kochel.
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Criticism of the leasehold agreement with the Asklepios city clinic in Tölz
The SPD is also concerned about the hospital system in the district.
What is viewed critically is that the “district administrator and district council majority” have already extended the leasehold agreement with the Asklepios city clinic in Bad Tölz.
“That shouldn’t have been decided until 2026,” said Barthel.
The reason given is that they want to give the group the opportunity to secure the future of the clinic through investments and grants.
“For this reason, the Wolfratshausen district clinic is left in limbo.” The leasehold agreement from 2001 is outdated in many places and should have been renegotiated.
According to the SPD, the time could have been used to encourage the two clinics to cooperate and specialize in different areas.
“The unfortunate competition could have been ended,” believes the district chairman.
Now there is a risk that Asklepios will develop further and at some point have a monopoly in the district.
In this form, one should under no circumstances “surrender oneself to a private company,” says a paper for the closed meeting.
The company's "cherry-picking" must come to an end; it cannot be accepted that it only targets the lucrative departments while closing cost-intensive ones such as obstetrics, said Barthel.
The SPD also demands payment in accordance with the collective agreement.
“Because wage dumping happens,” said Barthel.
Schrodi emphasized that it is by no means the case that the hospital financing reform sought by the federal government will contribute to the death of small clinics.
“Without this reform there would be mass bankruptcies.” The reform, on the other hand, removes pressure from economic competition by restructuring the financing systems.
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Michael Schrodi, SPD member of the Bundestag © BENNO KRAEHAHN
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In general, the SPD also addressed the issue of public services during the meeting.
A functioning infrastructure is particularly needed in rural areas - from post and telecommunications to banks, daycare centers and care facilities.
A “capable state” must ensure that the supply is adequate.
Instead, there are more and more exceptions that weaken rural areas.
“The population feels increasingly left behind,” said Barthel.
“We need ways to ensure a barrier-free minimum range of postal and banking services in the area,” is one of the SPD’s demands.
In general, people again need “the confidence that the state will do something for them,” added district board member Bernhard Lorenz.
Federal funds in Bavaria only reach the municipalities very slowly
Schrodi emphasized how important it is for municipalities to have good financial resources.
“Two thirds of all investments take place in the municipalities.” In principle, there is no direct way in which money can flow from the federal government to the municipalities.
“Because that’s a matter for the states.” In Bavaria, it is repeatedly noted that federal funds are passed on to the municipalities very slowly at best.
“The Free State has sticky hands,” said Schrodi.
For the SPD, in any case, the municipalities are “not the basement, but our foundation”.
All participants in the discussion were happy that so many people in so many cities are now taking to the streets against the AfD.
“This is very encouraging,” said Schrodi.
“It’s a good signal that democracy is proving to be so resilient.”