Edewecht: Loss of millions from refugee village that was never moved into!

Edewecht: Loss of millions from refugee village that was never moved into!

A considerable loss of millions occurred in Edewecht when the planned refugee village remained undeveloped due to a calculation error of the Interior Ministry. This incident not only caused financial damage, but also shaken the trust of people in the responsible institutions.

The "Ukrainer village", whose plans were formulated at the end of 2022, should offer up to 500 mostly Ukrainian refugees, especially mothers with children. This initiative should help to meet the increased assignment of refugees. However, the responsible authority made a serious mistake when calculating the required accommodations. Instead of the originally expected allocations, Lower Saxony experienced a cross to recorded refugees, which meant that no further allocations in Ammerland could be made.

The costly calculation error

The exact mistake was that the Ministry of the Interior overestimated the number of refugees from Ukraine. Containers were ordered in Poland without the actual necessity being given. When the realities became clear, the “village” in Edewecht was already provided, but was completely unused. Money for such institutions is only provided by the state if refugees are actually housed there. An empty village does not bring any financial means.

Politics in Ammerland remained true to its original promise, no great accommodation that housed a large number of different nationalities. Instead, the containers remained empty and led to a financial burden of over 5 million euros for the district.

The answer of the Ammerländer politics

Ammerländer politics reacted with a unanimous resolution in the district council in which the state government was asked to compensate for the full damage. The Greens in particular expressed sharp criticism of the state government, in whose business they are also involved. The CDU parliamentary group leader Jörg Brunßen made it clear that this incident not only cost financial damage, but also a lot of trust within the population.

The federal government's federal government has used the situation to list the EDEWecht refugee village in the Schwarzbuch as an example of state waste. It is estimated that the damage amounts to around 2.6 million euros. Despite the fact that some special payments for the village have been offset, there is a considerable deficit that was created by the wrong forecast of the state authority.

Overall, the incident is a drastic example of the consequences of incorrect planning and administration at the state level. The setback will not only be noticeable in the affected communities, but will also have to provide an insight into the need for more precise planning and more realistic forecasts.

For further details on this topic, a detailed report by www.nwzonline.de referred.