Baierbrunn: Money or a new playground – that is the question here

Baierbrunn – Municipalities can also have the amount transferred from the developers – and thus make existing playgrounds more attractive. It was precisely the small municipality of Baierbrunn that was the first municipality in the district to create this new scope for administration. In the form of a new statute. In turn, they have in the meantime had other municipalities sent to them for suggestions, and mayor Patrick Ott (ÜWG) said the statute might even be recommended as a model statute by the municipal council at the latest meeting.

This is what the compromise solution looks like

The local councils have agreed on a compromise. Property developers whose construction project is closer than 500 meters to the nearest playground should rather transfer the money to the municipality that a playground in the complex would have cost. The amount is then invested in the playgrounds that are already there. However, if you are building a residential complex with no playground 500 meters away, you should build your own. Minimum size: 60 square meters.

How much child-friendliness does the community want to afford?

The discussion was about how much child-friendliness the community can and can afford. A comparatively proud 72,500 euros have been reserved in the budget for the current year anyway to revamp the existing playgrounds a little. It was generally agreed that they would have to.

But there were also two representatives on the committee who thought that the new playground statutes should not be about an “either-or”; Tanja König von den Grünen and Felix Maiwald (CSU) were of the opinion that the community had a duty to do a lot for children – and that the developers should also be held responsible. Maiwald was the only one to vote against the statutes.

Tanja König, who was not there when the vote was taken, said in the discussion: “We have endless garages everywhere. A swing always belongs in a residential complex where children live ”- even if the next playground is within walking distance. Felix Maiwald thought similarly, he said: “A playground is part of the community’s social commitment. We are not dependent on developers for the maintenance of the playgrounds. “

Many a sandpit degenerates into a litter box

The fact that playgrounds in residential complexes often go to waste: This was pointed out during the debate by the building authority director Patrik Kohlert. “The sandpits then become litter boxes.” In addition, there are still open spaces in the community that can only be converted into playgrounds. In Buchenhain, for example.

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