Cityfest in Cloppenburg 2025: Festplatz in front of the Sparkasse remains free!

Cityfest in Cloppenburg 2025: Festplatz in front of the Sparkasse remains free!

Cloppenburg can look forward to a joyful message: The city festival will also be celebrated in the city center in 2025. This was confirmed by Volker Raker, director of the LZO private customers for the district of Cloppenburg, during a press conference on the balance sheet of the Oldenburger Münsterland region. The space in front of the Sparkasse remains available for this event, since there will be no reuse for the LZO building until then.

"We are moving into the new building next summer. A decision on the future use of the property has not yet been made and will not be made this year," said Raker. It is unclear whether the existing building will be demolished in the 1970s - the interest of potential investors is in any case great. It is important for the LZO to make the situation responsibly. An expert opinion for the building has already been obtained to clarify the further procedure.

move and new buildings in Vechta

While the employees in Cloppenburg are already prepared for the move to Soestenstraße and Mayor-Heukamp-Straße, their colleagues in Vechta are still waiting for the start of construction. The LZO plans to move the health department to a new building from its current location Neuer Markt Ecke Kolpingstraße. This expansion of the district house in Vechta is part of a larger plan to modernize and optimize services in the region.

Andreas Renken, spokesman for the LZO, made it clear that despite the progressive digitization, there is no need to close branches. "On the contrary: we invest because the needs of our customers have changed," he said. Among other things, the new video service Amelie is gradually introduced into the branches to improve the service. A conversion of the branch on Osterstrasse in Cloppenburg is already underway, and construction measures are also planned for the branch in Emstek.

economic perspectives and lending

The economic situation of the LZO in the Oldenburg Münsterland is assessed as positive. Frank Naber and Thomas Baumann, directors for corporate customers in Cloppenburg or Vechta, expressed themselves optimistically: "The business is going well. The initial shock rigid due to the interest increases slowly." Customers understand that interest rates are likely to not drop again, which leads to a growing willingness to invest.

raker also reported on increasing credit demand among private customers. People seem more open when it comes to taking out loans. However, it is no longer financed for the long term of 30 years, but usually more for 10 to 15 years. The current interest rate is around 3.5 percent, depending on the borrower's equity. While loan amounts of up to 400,000 euros were common in the past, one now tends to amounts of 300,000 to 350,000 euros.

"The desire for a home remains, even if the implementation is currently more challenging than it was a few years ago," said Raker. He noticed a trend towards smaller new buildings because the construction costs rose. In addition, interest in used residential buildings is also increasing. Finally, calm showed that the level of income in the district of Vechta was higher than in the district of Cloppenburg, which further supports the quality of life in the region.

Further information on this topic can be found in a detailed report on www.nwzonline.de .