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Just a wish? The valley communities are aiming for a shared indoor swimming pool; Waakirchen has not yet decided whether to participate due to the costs. (Symbolic image) © Fabian Sommer/dpa
Waakirchen will not be able to afford a financial contribution, as recommended for a shared indoor swimming pool in Bad Wiessee. A decision will probably not be made until April.
Waakirchen - At the end of February, the valley-wide municipal council meeting on the inter-municipal indoor swimming pool plans, which are currently being discussed in the individual committees, took place in the Seeforum Rottach-Egern.
Indoor swimming pool for the Tegernsee Valley: High participation for Waakirchen
In the model developed for financing a compact sports pool, the working group - which also includes the three Waakirchner mayors - proposes that the municipality contribute 2.1 million euros to the construction costs and 110,000 euros to the maintenance costs per year of operation. In the first year of operation alone, there was a total loss of around 500,000 euros. The working group can only determine the final investment during detailed planning.
Mayor Norbert Kerkel emphasized at the March meeting that all figures were conservative estimates and served as a working basis. Nevertheless, in the complex discussion it quickly became clear that the proportional costs were too high for the Waakirchner local council. Numerous projects in the community are currently being planned and appear more important. But some councils are also struggling with not going along.
Third mayor Rudi Reber (ABV), for example, said: “We can’t afford it like this. We don't have the money in reserve. If we need a loan, we are out of the loop for me.” Despite all the positive aspects, Michael Mohrenweiser (ABV) also has “extreme construction pain”. Robert Englmann (CSU) wanted to get out immediately, i.e. not get in at all, in order to protect the community and for reasons of fairness to the valley communities. His parliamentary group colleagues Alexander Mayr and Erwin Welzmiller reacted similarly strictly.
Don't just keep an eye on the costs
Thomas Thrainer (FWG), on the other hand, suggested communicating more clearly to the working group what can be achieved by the community. Evi Obermüller, Cornelia Riepe (both Greens) and Carolin Marquardt (WIR) also wanted to pursue the plans further, with particular focus on the essential possibility of school swimming and swimming lessons, the training of the DLRG and water rescue service and the promotion of popular sports.
“We need to find out how much we can afford,” said Kerkel. If the community doesn't get involved at all, it will be difficult with swimming times for the Waakirchner schoolchildren, he predicted. But even if the community gets involved with less money, they are only a “junior partner,” Jan Heiermann (SPD) pointed out. And although the costs are “oppressive” for a compact sports pool, Gisela Hölscher (FW) brought the tourism aspect into play again. A “premium region” includes more than just a few lanes and a one-meter board. “We have to think boldly,” said Hölscher.
Finally, Mayor Kerkel emphasized how far-reaching the local council's decision is. “We should definitely give ourselves the time to deal with the arguments we’ve heard.”
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By the next meeting, he wanted to consult with primary school director Holger Kraus about alternative locations for school swimming, which is required in the curriculum, and also to check with his colleagues in the valley communities how Waakirchen's entry as a "junior partner" would be received. It's not pressing, the issue won't be on the agenda of other local councils until April.
Daniela Skodacek
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