Battle for Lavamünd: Courts stop controversial landfill plans!

Battle for Lavamünd: Courts stop controversial landfill plans!

An explosive project in the local recreation area of ​​Lavamünd is causing increased tensions between construction companies and residents. The construction company plans to build a landfill on a 40,000 square meter disused gravel pit in order to store excavated soil and non-hazardous construction waste. Even at the beginning of this project, the plans met with strong resistance. Neighbors and local citizens' initiatives primarily fear massive noise pollution and the loss of their recreational space kaernten.orf.at reported. Despite these concerns, the state of Carinthia rejected the company's application due to nature conservation concerns.

Legal dispute comes to a head

After the state government's rejection, the construction company's only option was to go to the state administrative court, which, however, dismissed the appeal as unfounded. This decision was seen as positive progress by the citizens' initiative and its spokesman René Riegler: "I am very relieved. We are very optimistic because this ruling has now marked the home stretch - a big milestone for us citizens." The residents see light at the end of the tunnel, even if the company can now lodge a complaint with the Constitutional Court within six weeks, which the citizens' initiative considers to be very likely.

A similar case concerns the planned landfill in Strobl, where residents recently presented a report to support their concerns about the construction project salzburg.orf.at. Pollutants and possible environmental damage are at the center of the discussion, which has once again put residents on alert. The situation remains tense because resistance to such projects is strong in many places and could lead to further legal disputes.