Fusion of Mondsee and Tiefgraben: secret talks fail!

Fusion of Mondsee and Tiefgraben: secret talks fail!

Mondsee, Österreich - The planned merger talks between the municipalities of Mondsee and Tiefgraben failed for the time being. This was decided during a meeting of the municipal councils in both municipalities. OE24 reported . However, the reasons for rejection of a merger were not specified, which contributed to uncertainty among the citizens. A model for querying the opinions of the population, such as a referendum, has been targeted, but not implemented.

The market town of Mondsee unanimously decided to carry out a referendum for the merger in the local council. But shortly before the session, an urgency application for the merger was withdrawn in deep ditch and was therefore not treated. . The discussion about a possible merger had already been initiated, but without clear results the citizens remained unsettled about what could come next.

The SPÖ described the talks as non -transparent and criticized that the municipal councils and the population were not included in the discussions. The SPÖ Mondseeland, Johann Maier, expressed that unofficial secret talks took place between the ÖVP groups, which fueled distrust within the communities. It remains unclear whether the merger would have been legally checked, which made the initiative appear to be unsure. In the analysis of municipal, it becomes clear that direct democracy in communities could be promoted in order to be active in the event of an active participation of the citizens enable.