Mayor Schneeberger defends himself against Court of Auditors!

Mayor Schneeberger defends himself against Court of Auditors!

Wiener Neustadt, Österreich - an outcry in Wiener Neustadt! Mayor Klaus Schneeberger from the ÖVP is under fire due to his controversial statements on integration. In a podcast interview for the youth magazine "Die Kette", he said that only three children speak German in a class of the Baumkirchnerring school at home. In this statement, the Vienna Neustädter Greens see a sign of resignation and demand more responsibility from politics. The statement is alarming and ignoring the challenges with which many children are confronted in the city, such as noen.at reported.

Court of Auditors meets the city

At the same time, the city of Wiener Neustadt faces a sharp criticism of the Court of Auditors. In a report it is denounced that too much soil is sealed - especially by construction projects such as the east bypass and the large project "Maximilium in the city park". In response to these allegations, Mayor Schneeberger expressed an open letter to the Auditors' Court President Margit Kraker that he questioned the limits of the constitutional tasks of the Court of Auditors. "It is more politically acting than checked," said Schneeberger. The planned eastern bypass has already been approved comprehensively, and the environmental compatibility has been clearly proven, such as Kurier.at reported.

The criticism also arouses resistance in the municipal council, which decided not to take note of the report of the Court of Auditors. Schneeberger described the required investments of an estimated 100 million euros as "exuberant" and is annoyed by "shortened, misleading and populist claims". The city has always endeavored to implement its projects in an environmentally friendly manner and has been negotiating with the “Maximilium” building worker for over two years.