Residents outraged by plans for European school
The plans for the construction of the European School on the Dippemess festival grounds continue to cause trouble in the neighborhood.
Frankfurt – Esther Popp feels “surprised”. The Frankfurter, who lives on Kettelerallee, previously considered the green belt to be “untouchable”. that die European school on the former fairground at Ratsweg could be built, although 44 allotment gardens that are part of the landscape protection area would have to make way for this, she has no understanding for that.
On Tuesday she made her criticism, with which she is not alone, at the meeting of local advisory board 4 in the Kund Zoo Society House. The residents on the Bornheimer Hang would be increasingly burdened. Building a new school with 2,500 students would give them the same hype as Dippemess, only they would have it every weekday. “The infrastructure at the fairground is already reaching its limits,” said Popp. Subways and roads are congested. They cannot understand why the city would have such a plan without talking to the local people. “Civic participation looks different,” agreed another affected person.
Frankfurt: Ratsweg a fillet piece
Oliver Lang, the chairman of the regional association of allotment gardeners, took the same line and had previously advised building the school on the Kaiserlei site, which had long been reserved for a multifunctional arena. This idea would also have the advantage that the school would then be located on the same side of the 661 motorway as the European Central Bank (ECB) itself, which would be in the interest of the working parents whose children the new building is intended for.
Volker Wolf from the SPD explained that the Darmstadt regional council, which is responsible for secondary schools, would not approve this location. The reason for this is the aircraft noise at this point. One should consider which site would have the fewest restrictions. In any case, the city has an obligation to build the school, otherwise it would not have gotten the ECB.
“What’s in it for me?” asked Popp. Before making such promises, you should consider whether you can deliver what you want and not disadvantage your own citizens afterwards. Just because the ECB picked out the “prime piece” with its feasibility study for a new building on Ratsweg, shouldn’t they get it.
“Many cities in Europe were licking their fingers about bringing the ECB over to them,” said Ulrich Labonté from the SPD. They have been looking for school locations for 15 to 20 years, but the land has become more and more expensive and the situation has become more difficult as a result. The Dippemess does not necessarily have to remain where it is celebrated now.
Frankfurt: school would be associated with a daily volume of 1000 vehicles
Pearl Hahn from the left sees the blame for the difficult property situation on the city itself, which has sold land in recent years. “We as a party have always spoken out against it,” she recalled.
Bodo Pfaff-Greiffenhagen, the leader of the CDU parliamentary group in the district parliament, explained that a solution for the Ratsweg school would result in “six or seven new problems”. A possible construction there should not be started before it is clear whether the Rebstock area could be used as a new fairground. “There is still no reliable information on this,” said Pfaff-Greiffenhagen.
He himself doesn’t see the school yet, and if he does, it will take “decades” to get there. He confirmed the concerns of the citizen, who had initiated the discussion that evening, insofar as a school on Ratsweg would be associated with a volume of 1000 vehicles every morning.
Sabine Rosenthal, who led the discussion as the representative of the mayor, summarized at the end: So far nothing has been decided on the matter. (Katja Storm)