Explosion of costs at the Rostock Volkstheater: CDU demands clarity!

Rostock's new folk theater building faces financing crises, while the CDU demands more transparency and citizens' opinion.
Rostock's new folk theater building faces financing crises, while the CDU demands more transparency and citizens' opinion. (Symbolbild/MND)

Explosion of costs at the Rostock Volkstheater: CDU demands clarity!

Rostock, Deutschland - The discussion about the construction of the new theater in Rostock picks up speed. The planned building with a budget of 208 million euros causes unrest and questions in public. While the CDU Rostock expresses concerns and calls for transparent clarification of the total costs, the manager of the KOE, Sigrid Hecht, emphasizes that the costs are currently around 15 million euros below the budget. Nevertheless, the Christian Democrats claim that the actual expenses in the three -digit million range could increase, which leads to an exchange of blows in the citizens.

An upcoming citizens' decision on the new theater building is on the CDU agenda. Secretary General Daniel Peters points out that the original negotiations only provided 110 million euros. This massive increase ensures concern and the party plans to introduce a binding cost cover through a citizens' decision. The project is supported by Mayor Eva-Maria Kröger (Die Linke), who describes the new building as a "building of the century" and a necessity for Rostock. It emphasizes that the city could afford this building, otherwise the folk theater would be at risk.

criticism of the planning

It is important to emphasize that the legal admissibility of a citizens' decision has not yet been conclusively clarified, which creates additional uncertainties. The city administration informs that more precise cost calculations are only now possible because the new building is planned in performance phases. In order to catch the concerns of the population, those responsible must now create more transparency.

Additional information from Aengevelt Research show that the cost and construction period overruns in large public construction projects in Germany are often due to various factors. Politically motivated beauties of the cost estimates, inadequate plans and unpredicted technologies could lead to massive additional financial burdens. Top -class projects such as the Elbphilharmonie or the construction site at BER Airport have shown how quickly you can deviate from the originally estimated sums. Such examples throw a shadow on the Rostock and show that the government and city administration have to look closely.

The pressure grows

With the award of eight construction free of charge, including the costly "construction pit", the project is already in full swing. Members of all factions have met to discuss tenders and awards. Persistent political pressure could lead to plans remaining incomplete, which would inevitably lead to further problems. The CDU therefore plans to immediately submit an inquiry to the city administration in order to obtain clarity about the real costs.

The entry relationship between the high ambitions for the new theater building and the concerns regarding the actual financing will be crucial. It remains to be seen how these publicly debated aspects will collide in the near future. In the meantime, citizens' decisions and political disputes could accompany the entire project and continue to heat the minds in Rostock.

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