Controversial heating unit: municipal council is faced with a violent debate!

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Gallneukirchen discusses controversial reconciliation for biomass heating work. Debate between the SPÖ, Greens and ÖVP.

Controversial heating unit: municipal council is faced with a violent debate!

Violent clashes shape the latest developments in energy supply in Austria. In Gallneukirchen, the municipal council unanimously voted for the controversial reconciliation of a property on Hans-Zach-Straße for a biomass heating plant by Linz AG. While the SPÖ and the Greens campaigned for the decision, the ÖVP and FPÖ are vehemently against it. Vice Mayor Helmut Hattmannsdorfer expressed concerns about traffic and emissions, especially near a kindergarten. Mayor Sepp Wall-Strasser from the SPÖ, on the other hand, argued that the existence of two providers would strengthen the competition. This heated debate is also heated by a letter from Energie AG, in which the supposedly inadmissible influence on the decision -making process is criticized, such as Meinzirk.at

loan application encounters resistance

At the same time, the municipality of Grosshöchstetten decided with an overwhelming majority to reject two loans of CHF 4 million for local energy AG. 68 percent of the voters spoke out against the financing, which was intended to secure the company's liquidity. This decision was made against the background of an already built heat network, which triggered suspicious distrust among the population. The participation was 54.7 percent, and now Energie AG is under pressure to find other ways to secure financial security. This clear vote should also make the efforts of the energy supplier currently under pressure, such as bernerzeitung.ch reported.

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