Biberach has a new mayor: Simon Menth starts!

Biberach has a new mayor: Simon Menth starts!

In Biberach, a new era is heralded in the building department: Simon Menth started working as a mayor at the beginning of this week. "I am extremely happy that it will go and continue for me," he emphasized in a first press conference. Menth, who had previously been a personal consultant of Mayor Norbert Zeidler for over five years, received the approval of the local council on July 23 to succeed Christian Kuhlmann.

The 34-year-old describes the new challenge as both attractive and challenging. "Great politics is tangible in local government," said Menth. He introduces himself to actively shape it together with the head of the administration, the municipal council and a motivated team Biberach. "It's not about deficiency management, but about real design scope." He particularly emphasizes that the citizens of Biberach are strongly connected to their city, which is shown in the high demand for information and in the critical accompaniment of the urban projects.

Future projects at a glance

A central concern of menth is to put already initiated projects into practice. These include the redesign of the central bus station (ZOB), the construction of the new residential area on Hirschberg as well as the broadband expansion and measures for flood protection. "There is a swing on topics that needs to be set," said the newcomer in the building department. In order to involve the citizens even more intensely, he plans to introduce a citizens' consultation and a new online format to achieve younger target groups.

to hand over his office, menth thanked his predecessor Christian Kuhlmann and Mayor Zeidler for their support. In his words of thanks, Zeidler reflected on the fact that the past five and a half years offered shaping experiences for menth that will help him master the new challenges. "The mayor is only chosen by 33 people in the council, so you can estimate his chances well," said Zeidler. He made it clear that the departments are independent of their responsibility and went into the sometimes critical voices for menth's theology studies.

in the city administration, says Zeidler, Simon Menth is an exception. "He is one of the smartest and fastest heads that have ever worked here." These special skills were not only recognized in Biberach; Menth had also rejected several offers for mayoral positions and even a district council option. The decision to stay in his place is part of a greater rejuvenation on the top of the city, says Zeidler, who sees the establishment of menth in the context of the successful youngsters in the city administration.

"I am not planning the big revolution from day one," said the new mayor, who immediately aims for personal exchange with his employees. It is planned that he visits all offices and exchanges directly with the various teams. "The mayor is new, but the approximately 200 colleagues are the old ones," emphasized Menth and made it clear that teamwork is the focus.

The coming months will be crucial to advance the plans and projects in Biberach. Menth will not only adhere to his political joy of conflict, but also have to intensify the dialogue with the citizens in order to make real progress for the city.

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