Discussion about dog -free areas in Wilhelmshaven: What happens now?

Discussion about dog -free areas in Wilhelmshaven: What happens now?

Wilhelmshaven, Deutschland - In Wilhelmshaven, the discussions about dog -free areas are in full swing. The focus is on the supposedly planned area on the Flensburger Grün, where residents of Flensburger Straße and Kathrinenfeld have contacted the council chairman with collected signatures. Despite these concerns, the Finance Committee made it clear in a meeting that there are currently no official plans that provide an additional dog -free area. The administration has presented an information template that calls the Flensburg green and an area on Friedenstrasse as a potential locations. With 3,200 square meters, however, both areas are the only ones that meet the requirements for size and possibility for fencing. Nine of the eleven areas examined were excluded on the basis of unfavorable conditions, such as nwzonline reported.

The topic of dog -free space is explosive, especially since there was an application from the Council group "Die Bunten" from June 2022, which specifically aimed to make it easier to use freewheeling areas. But City Councilor Niksa Marusic has emphasized that the present template only has an informative character and therefore there is no need for a decision. A discussion about a possible adhesion was not considered necessary, since there is currently no concrete application to develop a further dog free area. Nevertheless, Council Chairman Stefan Becker indicated that an application could be launched after the summer break.

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The independent voters (UWG) also commented on the topic and welcomes the demands of the Greens for additional dog -free areas in Wilhelmshaven. UWG Councilor Horst Walzner has brought these concerns several times on the TBW committee and the Council, but there have been no concrete majorities for implementation. Walzner is skeptical about the plans of the Greens to want to put on freewheeling areas at a distance of one kilometer, since there may be not enough suitable green spaces. The UWG is committed to ensuring that a dog -free area is available in every district and also warns the desire for a dog beach. Currently, dog owners have to switch to Hooksiel, so uwg.

All in all, it turns out that the city of Wilhelmshaven has a lot to do to meet the needs of its four -legged residents. It remains to be hoped that the discussions will soon follow the necessary decisions.