Carinthia's communities with a financial challenge: Mayor demand more!

Carinthia's communities with a financial challenge: Mayor demand more!

Villach, Österreich - The Carinthian state government has made significant financial decisions. The Dobratsch Nature Park will be supported with basic financing of 257,800 euros in the coming year. These funds are intended to benefit important projects in the field of nature conservation and sustainable development, as on klick-kaernten.at

A central theme of the session was the tense financial situation of the Carinthian communities. Despite an auxiliary package, the mayor Knappe Knappe and request higher taxes, such as the doubling of the second-residential levy and a levy on vacant properties. Governor Peter Kaiser emphasized the need to rethink decisions at the state level, while Vice-State captain Martin Gruber speaks against tax increases and strives for an evaluation of the community structures.

cooperation with Styria and the development of the nature park

Another focus was on increasing cooperation with Styria, especially with regard to the Koralm Railway, with the aim of promoting company settlements and the acquisition of workers. At the same time, the territorial employment pact, which is 88.5 million euros, was presented as part of the meeting, which is intended to support young people and people over 50 years. The historical importance of Dobratsch as a former mining area was also recognized. After mining was no longer profitable in the 1980s, the idea of a new usage concept was developed, which led to the expulsion of the area as the first Carinthia nature park in 2002. This represents an important step towards a sustainable and natural environment, which is surrounded by the municipalities of Arnoldstein, Bad Bleiberg, Nötsch in the Gailtal and the city of Villach, so Villacher alpenstrasse.at .