Municipal investments: A look at plans for 2025
Municipalities in the Lilienfeld district are looking forward to a year of savings and investments in infrastructure, while challenges from inflation lie ahead in 2025.

Municipal investments: A look at plans for 2025
In the Lilienfeld district, communities are facing challenging financial times. The current year was successfully concluded with a surplus, but the responsible mayors, such as Manuel Aichberger, Albert Pitterle and Christian Leeb, see gloomy omens for 2025. Aichberger reports that the municipality of Lilienfeld ended with a surplus, while in Hainfeld the reserves are being used for urgent projects such as building a kindergarten. Future investments in road construction and infrastructure are given top priority in the planning, with extensive costs of over 2.7 million euros in the coming year, as cited by Pitterle.
Rising prices and inflation have led to the use of reserves before municipalities can invest further in new projects. Leeb informed that in view of the tense economic situation, no new projects would be started, only existing projects would be continued. This clearly shows that administrations will have to introduce cuts and austerity measures in the coming years to ensure balanced budgets.
Securing investments for the future
In addition to the strained budget situation, the municipality of Lilienfeld has invested in a new UV system for the Moser spring, which is intended to make an important contribution to the drinking water supply NÖN.at reported. This measure is intended to increase security of supply, especially given the threat of possible power outages. The initial investment volume for this safe drinking water production demonstrates a strong will to modernize the community's infrastructure and prepare it for future challenges.