Dusseldorf - They are the proverbial "burned children", the "fear the fire." While the citizens 'initiative "Save the Golzheimer cemetery" on the citizens' decision on 17 February ready to grow with her concerns, "Mayor Erwin for a second time might try to fool us!"
Once the mayor had already tried to create a fait accompli before the initiative could come into play: Just before the commencement of a new law on citizenship in an emergency decision Erwin had the deed for the disputed land, near the fishing road, built on the Victoria Insurance wants signed.
But the OB had reckoned without the judges of the Supreme Administrative Court in Münster: The stated desire of the citizens to be admissible, because his attempt to prevent the sale was still possible (EXPRESS reported). The contract is in fact only legally binding if the city adopts an appropriate development plan.
And that's where the concerns put to the dedicated citizens: They have succeeded in such a way to enforce the citizens' decision. "Now may the OB but try to push through in a hurry nor the construction plan," said the lawyer Gisela Dapprich. "If he before 17 February should succeed, if our citizens' decision to run into space, because the sale would be final. "
Erwin should try to set the Zoning on the agenda of the Council meeting, then the initiative will immediately draw against in court again. In the meantime, Dapprich and her colleagues have run what they call "campaign": Posters, leaflets and information booths to woo them hard to ensure that as many eligible voters in Düsseldorf her "give yes" means that the land owned by the City must remain.
