The online news portal Salzburg24.at reports that, according to the plan by Austria Salzburg investor and building contractor Max Aicher, a multi-purpose stadium for 5000 spectators and 482 apartments is to be built on the Salzburg exhibition grounds.
193 million euros are to be invested in the mega project. After completion, the multi-purpose stadium will be donated to the city. Sports and cultural associations could benefit from this. Open-air concerts could also take place in the stadium.
Although Salzburg’s mayor Harald Preuner spoke out clearly against this mega-project, the three city parties (SPÖ, FPÖ and NEOS) submitted an application for examination on Monday. Now the construction project is being examined more closely. In a broadcast, the FPÖ became city party chairman Andreas Reindl quotes: “ÖVP Mayor Preuner must end the blockade policy and at least examine the project and then enable a political discussion about it. The building site for the project is not owned by the ÖVP, but the city would have to provide it. In addition, 428 apartments would also be built, which the state capital urgently needs. In addition, an underground car park with 1,200 parking spaces is being built. “
Even at the request of Salzburg24, the mayor does not deviate from his first statement in November. Preuner said: “The idea is very dubious and is not attractive for the city of Salzburg.”
However, the application is already with the spatial planning and building authorities, for which Vice Mayor Barbara Unterkofler (ÖVP) is also responsible. Alexander Reich, Office Manager of the Vice Mayor said: “Our experts will now check whether the project can be implemented. It is primarily about the protected part of the landscape, the noise and the urban development compatibility. “
At the request of Salzburg24, the KPÖ municipal council said Kai-Michael Dankl: “After Preuner’s categorical ‘no’, a serious evaluation by the city government is not to be expected. Therefore, unbiased experts should examine the project, for example the Salzburg Institute for Spatial Planning and Housing (SIR). I do not have the confidence that the department led by the ÖVP will carry out an independent assessment. ”If the exhibition grounds turn out to be unsuitable, the Max-Aicher-Group will have to look for alternatives.
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