Garbage in Neunkirchen: Who is responsible after the Perchten celebration?

Von WOM

After the latest Perchten event at Neunkirchner Hauptplatz, the discussion about the cleanliness and responsibility for the garbage left has flared up. Vice Mayor Johann Gansterer criticized the organizers and demanded a clarification of who was responsible for the removal of the unrest. "Undoubtedly a 'beautiful' event!" he said.

Gansterer's annoying comments followed on an official roadblock that had affected inner -city trade. The following day, the disappointment was revealed in the form of garbage that was scattered across the square. "I ask the organizers to remove the garbage," he determined in his social media contribution.

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The fierce criticism of Gansterer reacted promptly and sometimes irreconcilably on the platform. The tenor was: You should be happy that something is happening in the city center. One user advocated: "Every person who manages to get hundreds of people for a great event should get an order."

Christian Schicker, the organizer of the event, stood up to the allegations and explained that after the celebration, after the celebration, the help had been tidied up in the dark with helpers. "It was also agreed that the city's sweeper would be used for cleaning. The sweeper was planned on Monday," emphasized Schicker. So it seems that measures to remove waste were already taken after the event.

In the afternoon of November 18, just one day after the event, the problem of the garbage in the city center was finally solved. Gansterer pleased: "In the meantime, the main square is wonderfully clean." Despite the public discussion, it is important to him to make it clear that there has been no agreement so far that the municipality will take over the cleaning of the main square after such events. "It wasn't a community event either," he said.

The conversation between Gansterer and Schicker, which is apparently inevitable, is still pending. "I was annoyed about this thing, hence the Facebook post. I will speak to Christian Schicker," announced Gansterer.

The events around the Perchten event and the subsequent garbage problem have moved not only the residents, but also the political actors in Neunkirchen. The incident raises fundamental questions about the responsibility for waste disposal and shows how important open communication between organizers and urban politics is.