In the total income budget, income of 13.6 million is set against expenses of 14 million. This means that the budget for 2021 cannot be presented in a balanced manner. “It shows how sensitive our situation is and how important it is to keep the basic expenditure within limits,” said Huber.
The city has properly tightened the screws on investments, assures Huber. In the draft budget, the maintenance expenses have already been cut massively (350,000 euros). One must now draw on the good years and take loans. Fortunately, the interest rate situation plays into your cards.
As every year, Mayor Huber did not fail to highlight the steadily growing demands placed on the municipalities. For example, they had to set a five-digit amount for the fire brigade in order to procure a system separator. “How did we survive only 50 years without these requirements”, Huber asked sarcastically to the group. The freedom to cope with such additional tasks would decrease from year to year.
An opening balance sheet for the year 2019, when the switch was made to the double-entry system, will in all probability not be available until 2021, Huber announced, which is why there could be no comparative figures.
The city of Dornhan wants to turn the adjusting screw of the property tax in 2021. Property tax B had already increased by around six percent in the previous year. Another increase of 5.7 percent for 2021 is conceivable. This means that one is still a little below neighboring communes of comparable size.
In terms of reserves, the city expects around three million euros at the end of 2019 and around 2.4 million at the end of 2020. In 2021 it will be reduced to the so-called minimum reserve (EUR 400,000). The fact that the reserve is shrinking so much is due, among other things, to a low allocation in recent years, to many projects and to the fact that the forest has been “lousy” for years. “The lightness is gone,” stated Huber.
The credit burden will drop to one million euros by the end of 2020. In terms of investments, payments of 12.9 million euros are offset by deposits of 10.6 million. Thus 2.3 million euros would have to be made available via the reserve or loans. It is currently assumed that a loan of EUR 500,000 will be due by the end of 2021 at the latest. Further loans in 2022 are inevitable.
The largest measures in 2021 are the new center of the Marschalkenzimmern with a new kindergarten (2.2 million euros in total) and the construction of the Leinstetten community center (2.9 million euros). Also planned are the renovation of the Dornhan school center (100,000 euros) – but the majority will not be financed until 2022 and 2023 (1.8 million euros) – and street maintenance with 173,000 euros (142,000 euros less than 2020). “This means that only the absolutely necessary measures are possible. It will be a difficult year. The roads are not getting any better,” said Huber.
Investments are also planned for 2021 in the (partial) development of the Hungerbühl building area, third and fourth sections (around three million euros) and the provision of five building plots in the Balmerstrasse redevelopment area (costs: 433,000 euros). A further 635,000 euros will be used to develop the Höhwandel construction area in Weiden. Access roads at the Bühler Höhe and in the south industrial area cost a total of almost 900,000 euros.
In the in-house water supply company, plans are made in 2021 with a loan of 450,000 euros and a possibly slightly higher water price. The bank needs around 195,000 euros for local heating.
“With the reduction in debt, we have created the prerequisites for shouldering important investments with loans without exposing ourselves to great risks”, Huber summarized the overall situation.
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