The mayor informed us that the construction works on Rue d’Itzig will take even longer, as additional work needs to be carried out on the gas pipeline.
Another important point was the purchase of the former “Delicious” restaurant building for €4 Mio Euro. The executive board does not want to tell the opposition what they intend to develop there until the plans are finalized. This raises several questions for us: what will happen to the building? Will it remain or be demolished? What will be built there? None of our questions were answered, which is why we voted against the purchase.
The contract of sale states that the building is to be demolished. However, the mayor was unable or unwilling to confirm the latter.
The purchase of the neighbouring building, in which the laboratory is located, for €2.5 Mio has been approved by the CSV. Social housing will be built and the business will remain in place.
An agreement with the operator of the Maisons Relais was unanimously adopted. In response to our question, the operator indicated that the number of children is currently rising and that it cannot be excluded that there may be waiting lists for the 2026/2027 school year.
The opposition’s questions caused significant displeasure for the mayor. Some questions were not addressed at all, or we received no concrete answers. However, he did provide one important piece of information in response to a question: NO ASBESTOS was released at the Maison Relais construction site. However, he did not answer what kind of work is being carried out there. The mayor seemed more interested in finding out who is providing certain information to the two opposition parties than in answering questions clearly and transparently. He even went so far as to publicly mention filing a complaint.
In conclusion, he announced that in the future he would no longer wish to answer our questions in writing. However, this will not prevent us from sharing the answers to our questions with you, as we may receive them orally. At the end of the municipal council meeting, the mayor, on behalf of the executive board, accused the CSV of passing on information from an informal working meeting to the public and stated that in the future the opposition will receive no information until a project is ready to be voted on by the municipal council. We regret such an attitude, as we believe that citizens have the right to be informed. The executive board did not express whether they support or oppose citizen participation, nor did they confirm or deny the information regarding the planned sale.