As of: February 25, 2024, 8:34 p.m
By: Laura Forster
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The damage is immense.
That's why those affected like (from left) Patrick Löffler, city councilor Walter Kratzl (Greens), Gabriele Oswald-Rübig, Claudia Howell, Christa Sauer, Tanja Pavars and Beatrice Löffler are hoping for help with Noel.
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For a few days, those affected by the high groundwater in Garching had hope of financial support from the city.
But nothing will come of it.
Garching - It was only a brief glimmer of hope for those affected by groundwater.
At its most recent meeting, the Garching Main and Finance Committee voted not to provide any money in the budget for those affected by the high groundwater and recommended this to the city council.
As reported, Mayor Dietmar Gruchmann (SPD) announced at the meeting on February 8th that it would now be possible for the city to provide financial help.
According to the district office, the general ban on gifts does not apply if the support is defined as another voluntary task.
However, the authority recommends creating guidelines.
The town hall asked the legal supervisory authority again because SPD city councilor Ulrike Haerendel suggested supporting every household affected by high groundwater with up to 2,000 euros.
Further news from Garching and the Munich district can be found here.
“Where do we start and where do we end?”
Mayor Gruchmann was skeptical on Thursday, as he was at the previous meeting.
“The question then is, where do we start and where do we end?”
The majority of the committee agreed with him and therefore decided against the 120,000 euros in the budget.
Around 75 addresses in the southeast of Garching are or were affected by the high rise in groundwater, which caused cellars to flood for weeks.
The city council therefore recently appointed Prof. Dr.
Gabriele Chiogna from the Chair of Hydrogeology and River Basin Management at the Technical University of Munich was commissioned to investigate the groundwater situation.
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