Wernberg honors athletes and volunteers: a ceremony full of emotions!

Wernberg honors athletes and volunteers: a ceremony full of emotions!

On Wednesday, February 12th, a ceremony was celebrated in the Wernberg parish hall, in which three outstanding personalities were honored. Mayor Doris Liposchek awarded the successful ski athlete Melissa Köck a valuable gold bar and drew the pensioner Dr. Eckart Fieber and Georg Partoloth, a sponsor of football, with the golden honorary sign of the community. Melissa Köck had won all five races impressively at the "World Deaf Alpine Skiing Championships" in Jasná, Slovakia and crowned itself in every discipline to become the world champion, proudly announced that February was a reason for the community, like klick-kaernten.at reported.

negative budgetary expression

On the other hand, the municipality of Wernberg is faced with a financial dilemma. Mayor Liposchek informed about a negative budget for 2024 of 1.5 million euros, which was first decided in the history of the community. The main cause is increasing levy payments to the state of Carinthia, which significantly burden the financial situation. Despite these challenges, Liposchek emphasized that the municipality wanted to advance important projects this year, including the purchase of a multi -purpose vehicle for the volunteer fire brigade and the renovation of the water supply network. "The well-being of the citizens is a priority," she explained, as kaerntenginnt.at reported.

The financial forecasts for the Carinthian communities are worrying. Almost all 132 municipalities in the state had to draw up similar forecasts. Mayor Liposchek underlined the need for a fair financial equalization between the federal and state governments in order to continue to be able to present a balanced budget in the future. In addition, projects such as the renovation of the elementary schools in Damschach and Goritschess are planned. Despite the enormous challenges, the community remains determined to get the best for its citizens from the critical situation.