Bern

Schwarzenburg | October 4, 2024

After a detailed review with the Accident Prevention Advice Center, the local council decided to increase school route safety in six areas. He also approved a loan of 84,000 francs to bridge vacant positions externally. The Albligen waste collection point needs to be renovated.

After an external audit, school route safety in Schwarzenburg is to be increased. Photo: Keystone

The Parents’ Council of the Schwarzenburg community draws up an annual plan with the recommended routes to school, as the community writes in a statement. This recommendation is based on criteria and assessments by the members of the parents’ council and on discussions with the cantonal police traffic instructor. In response to the merging of all kindergarten classes into the Schlossgasse school complex in the summer of 2019, the local council decided to have the parents’ council’s route to school recommendation reviewed more closely.

During this review, six areas with the greatest risk and conflict potential were examined together with a safety expert from the Advice Center for Accident Prevention (bfu). The local council has approved a supplementary loan of 24,000 francs to improve school route safety in the Schlossgasse, Wyssthanweg and Herrengässli areas.

Civil Engineering and Environment Department

To support the construction department in the areas of civil engineering and the environment, external mandates are needed to bridge the vacant positions. The local council has approved an additional loan of 84,000 francs for this purpose.

Sensetal fig

In collaboration with Ara Sensetal, the controls for the wastewater systems have been constantly modernized over the past few years. Regular maintenance and inspections of rain retention basins, small sewage treatment plants and pumping stations by trained specialists are essential to protect groundwater and avoid incidents.

The local council has approved the collaboration with Ara Sensetal, which ensures that these investments are sustainably protected and that the systems can be operated efficiently and without disruption.

Albligen waste collection site and drainage renovation

There is a waste disposal collection point for the village population in the parking area of ​​the former community center in Albligen. The fractions are collected in special containers or skips and disposed of by third-party companies.

However, the existing storage no longer complies with today’s guidelines and requires mandatory structural adjustments to the site drainage. The local council has approved an additional loan of 15,000 francs to ensure the continued operation of the disposal collection point.

After the renovation, the villagers of Albligen can continue to dispose of green waste, used glass, clothes and coffee capsules at the collection point. The collection facilities for waste oil and tinplate fractions will be abolished.

Community meeting on June 10th

According to Article 34 of the election and voting regulations of the community of Schwarzenburg, the minutes of the community meeting will be made public for 20 days. The minutes were published from Thursday, June 27th to July 17th. No objections were received. The local council approved the minutes at the meeting on September 16th.

Hasliberg | 4. Oktober 2024

The community welcomes the “Reform Muli”, replaces windows, wants to preserve the Brünigpass – Hasliberg Hohfluh – Meiringen cycling route and will soon start the first stage of the renovation of Weissenfluhstrasse.

The handover of the new municipal vehicle (from left to right): Beat Wehren (Garage Wehren AG), Lukas Kramer (work group employee), Peter Gafner (work group manager) and Martin Lüthi (municipal council). Photo: zvg

After the municipal assembly approved the loan for replacing the municipal vehicle in the accident in November 2023 (Platform J reported), the committee formed by the municipal council evaluated the vehicle requirements and carried out the submission process. The municipality of Hasliberg writes this in a statement.

In the meantime, a used Bucher BO200 was purchased as a temporary solution. Just in time for the upcoming winter, Garage Wehren AG was able to take delivery of the new Reform Muli T10X HybridShift municipal vehicle and trade in the Bucher BO200 at the same time.

In 2005, Platform J also reported on the handover of the municipal vehicle at the time by “Samichlaus”.

Cantonal sectoral plan for cycle path network

As part of the public participation process, the local council is committed to ensuring that, despite the planned expansion of the Brünigpass road, the Brünigpass – Hasliberg Hohfluh – Meiringen cycling route is maintained in order not to lose the connection to the Swiss cycling region.

Renovation of Weissenfluhstrasse

As planned in the investment program, the renovation of the first stage of Weissenfluhstrasse will begin next year. So that the loan application can be submitted to the community meeting on November 27th, Mätzener & Wyss Bauingenieure AG was commissioned to develop the project.

Window replacement multi-purpose building

Christian and Werner von Bergen AG was commissioned to replace windows in various adjoining rooms in the multi-purpose building Urseni 331c.

City of Bern | October 3, 2024

Because the Ka-We-De is being renovated, only the Weyermannhaus artificial ice rink and the PostFinance Arena are open in winter. They start their season on Saturday or at the end of October and have to plan well due to the bottlenecks.

In Bern, the opportunities for “Schlööfle” are limited in the next two seasons. Photo: Keystone

In Bern, the Weyermannhaus artificial ice rink starts its winter season next Saturday. The PostFinance Arena will be open from October 26th, as the city of Bern announced on Wednesday. For the next two winter seasons, only these two artificial ice rinks will be available to the public. The Ka-We-De is being renovated and is expected to reopen at the start of the 2026/2027 ice season.

An occupancy plan was drawn up for the available ice surfaces. The city announced that this should ensure the clubs’ games and training operations and at the same time ensure a maximum of free ice skating and hockey games for the public. In the Weyermannshaus, both ice rinks will be iced at the same time for the first time at the start of the season. Previously this was done in stages.

Wimmis | 27. September 2024

Pupils from the communities of Reutigen and Zwieselberg have been attending the high school in Wimmis for a long time. After the two communities merged at the beginning of this year, a new contract for school cooperation has now been approved. The local council also discussed various projects and their loans and follow-up loans.

The community of Wimmis (seen here at the bottom of the picture) has renovations and replacements in the pipeline that require loans. Photo: Keystone

At its meeting on September 19th, the Wimmis municipal council decided on some of the municipality’s current issues, as it wrote in a communiqué on Thursday. In it, the community informs about a new cooperation agreement, which became necessary because the communities of Reutigen and Zwieselberg merged at the beginning of this year. For many decades, students from both communities have been going to school in the Wimmis high school center. At first only the secondary school students, since summer 2015 also the secondary school students. Co-determination for the Reutigen community is ensured with two representatives on the school commission. Therefore, the Commission now has a new composition.

Renewal of the outdated auditorium technology

The stage technology of the Aula Chrümig was also a current topic. The technical equipment in the Chrümig auditorium, which dates back to the 1960s, is to be renovated for 165,000 francs. The project includes the replacement of all stage technology as well as new LED hall lighting. If the community meeting approves the loan this December, the work will be carried out in summer 2025. It is at least doubtful whether the new facility will continue to serve for more than 60 years.

Expansion around the Chrümig multi-purpose building

The local council also dealt with an expansion project in the community. Wenger Fenster AG is planning an expansion at the Wimmis location and is dependent on additional space for goods handling and parking spaces. These are to be realized around the Chrümig multi-purpose building. Since the building and the land belong to the municipality, the project is to be financed by the municipality to the tune of 250,000 francs. A corresponding loan will be requested from the community meeting in December 2025. The counter-financing takes place via a long-term rental to Wenger Fenster AG.

Money for new water pipes

The community is renewing a service and a road at the same time. The water pipe in the rear part of Lochmattestrasse is scheduled to be replaced next year. For this purpose, a loan of 150,000 francs will be requested from the community assembly. A further 180,000 francs will be requested from the municipal assembly for the road renovation that is taking place at the same time. The project therefore costs a total of 330,000 francs.

More money needed for construction work

Finally, the local council discussed a required additional loan. In connection with the new construction of the Walo AG factory site, the water pipe in Alte Staatsstrasse was replaced. The local council has approved a commitment loan of 60,000 francs for this purpose. The construction work turned out to be more difficult than expected, which is why an additional loan of almost 20,000 francs was necessary, concludes the statement from the municipality of Wimmis.