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By: Nathalie Schelle
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According to BImA, the Penzing Air Base is “favored” by the Bundeswehr in a current federal needs assessment.
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Penzing – “We have to become ready for war,” demands Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Because “the danger of war in Europe could be imminent”.
And that means setting up the Bundeswehr.
The latter could have an impact on the Landsberg air base near Penzing: According to BImA (Federal Real Estate Agency), it is “favored” by the Bundeswehr in a current federal needs assessment.
The chairman of the Penzing-Landsberg Innovation Campus Association, Mayor Peter Hammer, told his committee at the most recent meeting.
He used a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate what has happened so far regarding the federal needs test.
Similar testing orders have always had no consequences in the past.
In this case, the Bundeswehr, especially the Air Force, expressed a need, but the BImA again had a negative attitude towards the air base.
“Penzing is out of the question” was the tenor.
On January 23rd there was suddenly turmoil in Penzing: a Bundeswehr delegation visited the conversion area at the air base.
Left unaware of this: Mayor Hammer and the special purpose association.
The chairman then contacted the BImA and requested an official notification - the answer followed on January 29th.
The air base is now favored, but there was no information about the extent or location of the area.
It may be about open spaces in the eastern area of the runway, which was only clear from the answer.
“Or the Bundeswehr will come back”
A day later, on January 30th, Hammer demanded further information, most recently on February 21st without any “relevant insight gained”.
That's why he contacted the Air Force inspector on the same day, but has not yet received a response.
When asked by KREISBOTEN what “favorization” means for the air base and which areas are needed for what purpose, the BImA replied as follows: “The tasks of the Federal Real Estate Agency (BImA) include, in particular, covering the land and space requirements for Federal purposes.
If such needs are asserted by federal departments, it must be examined where they can best be met.
This also applies to the Penzing Air Base.
The BImA is currently examining where a land requirement asserted by the Bundeswehr can best be met.
The BImA cannot currently provide any precise information about the extent and location.”
“Communicatively it was a disaster,” said Hammer at the end of his presentation during the meeting.
The local actors, the special purpose association, were ignored here and there was no trace of transparency.
So how do you deal with the situation?
“I don’t have an answer to your legitimate questions,” said Hammer.
He only knows one thing: “There is a test going on.
Either it disappears into thin air, as so often happens, or the Bundeswehr comes back.” He has great hope that the inspector can provide information.
“The fact that a federal needs test is taking place is difficult to bear, but legitimate,” said the chairman.
But “we demand to be brought to the discussion table.”
Continue as before
When asked by an association councilor how to proceed given the unclear situation, Hammer had a clear answer.
“We’ll carry on as before.” Even if you don’t necessarily have to spend 150,000 euros every day.
Committee member Felix Bredschneijder also advised “full throttle”.
“The ADAC and the Penzing Studios rely on us.” It is thanks to the two actors that they continue at full speed.
“It’s a bit sobering,” said Hammer at the end of the discussion, “but we shouldn’t let it intimidate us and think positively.”