Urgent call for help from the mayors: Coesfeld fights against budget crisis!

Urgent call for help from the mayors: Coesfeld fights against budget crisis!

In the district of Coesfeld, a financial crisis threatens: The mayors of the surrounding municipalities have teamed up in order to use an urgent cry for help to District Administrator Dr. To appeal Christian Schulze Pellengahr. In a joint letter, they draw attention to the worrying budget and require extensive measures to consolidate before creating the district budget for 2025.

The situation of the communities is serious. Stagnating tax revenue and increasing costs, the municipalities put an enormous pressure under. The relevant challenges that the mayors list include includes the accommodation and care of refugees as well as the increasing appeals by landscape associations and circles. In addition, there is an urgent legal right to all -day care in the primary area, which is not counter -financed. These financial challenges could lead to liquidity bottlenecks that could severely restrict the municipalities in their ability to act.

measures to relieve

The mayors have proposed concrete measures that require a quick implementation. This includes:

• The solidarity of the municipalities in the job plan management in accordance with the already submitted personnel limitation regulation.
• The early submission of the annual accounting until June 30th of each year.
• The setting of the feeding for pension funds and a possible withdrawal to secure liquidity.
• a reluctance to investments, for example in the renovation of the Kolvenburg.
• The early participation of the municipalities in decision -making processes that have significant financial effects.

These suggestions reflect the concern about the financial stability of the municipalities and the urgency to quickly act. In the letter from the mayors, it becomes clear that they want to make their social contribution, but also expect appropriate support from the federal and state governments.

budget deficits in detail

The mayors support their arguments with concrete figures on the planned budget deficits that affect the municipalities in 2024:

• Ascheberg: Deficit of 2,829,153 euros
• Billerbeck: -3.429,800 euros
• Coesfeld: -15.257,100 euros
• dülmen: -16.458,922 euros
• Havixbeck: -2.983.273 euros
• Lüdinghausen: -4.625,000 euros
• Nordkirchen: -4.968,400 euros
• nottuln: -3.177,589 euros
• Olfen: -1.144,250 euros
• Rosendahl: -2.543,105 euros
• Send: -5.794,400 euros

The sum of these deficits is alarming and illustrates the urgency of the situation. The mayors not only see this problem at short notice, but fear that the situation could continue to worsen in the medium term.

"We are responsible for putting our households to the test," explains Wilhelm Sendermann, the spokesman for the mayor conference. At the same time, they demand fair support from the higher political instances, because without the necessary help it will hardly be possible for the municipalities to cope with the challenges.

The current situation could have far -reaching consequences for the citizens and the infrastructure of the global region. It is therefore important for the citizens to find out about the background of this problem. Further information can be found in the article by www.ruhrnachrichten.de .