Curious council meeting in Köngen: Mayor alone against the majority!

Curious council meeting in Köngen: Mayor alone against the majority!

Köngen, Deutschland - in Kögen caused a surprising council meeting for excitement when the committee decided in a delicate dispute over the conversion of three apartments into apartments. Only Mayor Ronald Scholz voted for the project, while the majority of the councils present, exactly nine out of ten, abstained from the voice. This was done despite the fulfillment of the necessary building law requirements by the owner. According to the reports of the Esslinger Zeitung The concerns were primarily the misuse of urgently needed living space and an inadequate parking space situation that the councils listed again.

The discussion about holiday apartments is not only important in Köngen. In Barcelona, for example, the city administration decided to get all apartments. The reason for this is over-tourism, caused by platforms such as Airbnb, which has significantly affected public life and living conditions in the city, such as the SPIEGEL The Spanish metropolis is forced to take drastic measures to restore the balance between tourism and quality of life of the local population.

The developments make it clear how the pressure of tourism in many cities leads to a re -evaluation of the use of living space. While Köngen's mayor insists on acting as part of the legal requirements, the measures in Barcelona show that cities have to search increasingly for ways to protect the balance between tourism and the needs of the local population.