Nature experience tower in Bad Wurzach: tax waste or chance?
Nature experience tower in Bad Wurzach: tax waste or chance?
A controversial construction project ensures violent discussions in Bad Wurzach. The Federation of Taxpayers (BDST) described the planned natural experience and observation tower in the Wurzacher Ried as a waste of tax. In a Schwarzbuch 2024 published on Wednesday, the organization expresses concerns regarding the costs, which now amount to almost four million euros. The tower was originally valued at around two million euros, which causes displeasure among critics.
"The construction of a lookout tower for almost four million euros should be covered again," warns the BDSt. This argument may receive a civil decision, which will decide on the project on January 19, 2025. Opponents have collected over 4000 signatures to express their concerns. In addition to the financial aspects, questions about nature conservation are also raised.
criticism of high costs and priorities
Critics of the project fear that the original cost estimate is not sufficient and require a realistic view of the infrastructure costs. Although generous grants have been promised by the state of Baden-Württemberg-2.4 million euros directly and 816,000 euros indirectly due to the purchase of areas-the financial burden for the city of Bad Wurzach remains not insignificant. Ultimately, the city can still have 660,000 euros.
Alexandra Scherer, the mayor of the city, looks at the criticism with mixed feelings. In a first statement, she rejected the accusation of the BDST and emphasized that the idea for the tower emerged from a nature conservation concern more than ten years ago. "The nature conservation center could underline its mission for environmental education through the planned tower," she said, referring to the positive effects for the city.
comparison with other projects
In the past, the BDST had already criticized the construction of a similar lookout tower during the State Garden Show in Wangen. This project was considerably cheaper with costs of around 2.2 million euros, and the main prize for the region was also emphasized. Wangen's Mayor Michael Lang described the tower as attraction and noticed that he was an attractive opportunity for tourists even after the garden show.The BDST has a long history of criticism of projects that you consider as a waste of public money. Founded in 1949, around 200,000 members belonged to the association, especially traders and self -employed. The black book is a well -known means of documenting tax waste and unnecessary expenses.
It remains uncertain whether the planned nature experience and observation tower is ultimately built. The coming months will be decisive, especially with the upcoming citizens' decision. Already now it turns out that the construction project not only raises financial questions, but also a broader discussion about priorities in nature conservation and the use of public funds.
The details of this debate can be found in a detailed report www.schwaebische.de .
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