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Here is a contribution to the opening of the Special Committee Benedict Ugarte Chacón, who appeared on demolition berlin . Toothless Tiger The Special Committee "Spree space" of the Borough Assembly of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (BVV) follows on the successful citizens' initiative "Spree for all of which opposed the of the Senate, district and" investors "intended Spreeraumbetonierung. At least 30 000 citizens granted the project "Media Spree" in a referendum vote with their refusal.

The committee should different stakeholders together to discuss the future of the Spree area - but also more not, for the highest committee in production can only be recommendations to the BVV. Under no circumstances shall the Committee any decisions. This is the Special Committee was a "toothless tiger", as it brought a member during its first session on the point. This would also really says it all on the project which would provide the committee is not a small genre picture of what is called realpolitik.

The committee includes representatives of all factions of the BVV and "Sink Media Spree" four Bürgerdeputierte the initiative, which had filed the petition for. The "investors" were originally invited to participate, but do not want to discuss their public construction projects and thus contribute only to the committee if they liked it and bowed cordially invited. Stefan Sihler, managing director of textile shopping mall "Labels II" and spokesman for the "Media Spree" - "investors", was invited. tipsy from his own importance, he sent an acidified cancellation, as the operation of a BVV-Committee is not quite at his nose.

were first clarified a number of rules matters. In this case, did the experienced bureaucratic apparatuses THE LEFT-Prescribed Joachim Pempel particularly noteworthy. The citizens of Deputies of the initiative were given equal at the beginning stated that it "no special position" occupy, but only four Hansel had that just warmed the chairs - even if several councilors repeatedly referred to "confidence-building measures" which they would be filed against the citizen deputies ready.

confidence-building but wanted the council to be beneficial for investors. " For example, emphasizes the example of The Left-Prescribed Lothar Schuessler, that the "investors" just so happy to come to the committee, if a certain level of "confidentiality" is guaranteed. This would mean the public from the committee, illustrates indeed the citizens of the District Parliament, lock out. But it is even more stupid: Michael Schill of the CDU suggested to offer the "investors" just sit on the committee. That this is not under the Rules of Procedure is spontaneous, Mr. Schill was still such a proposal can draw conclusions about the responsibility of this representative of the people.

was the main point of the meeting, the discussion with the manager of state-owned BEHALA GmbH, Peter Stäblein. This was not tired, stressed that he was a merchant and that it is indeed a country of BEHALA own, yet somehow also "his company" handle. The enlightening Words followed by a lengthy and moderately eloquent presentation of the initiatives held spokesman Carsten Joost, in which he presented on the basis of images from some so-called think-tanks resulting alternatives for construction of the east port area. That the lead here proposed green space with recreational situations in which the rent increase in the area and the influx of yuppies could hidden from Joost. Stäblein brought these remarks, presented the mundane, but good question who should pay for these ideas and also pointed out that the BEHALA had sold some land already. What the buyer of each place, is not for "his business". From business point of view was correct Stäblein the refusal to mention the profits from these transactions. This was stipulated in contracts with buyers. From a democratic point of view this attitude is rather tatty, after all, is in a state-owned enterprises to BEHALA, ie the public domain. The repeated assertion Stäblein that they had the land "is not squandered," give an idea of Berlin-term bottom. Especially against the background that Stäblein to repeated demands, refused to name the names of "investors". The committee chairman Gumbert Salonek (FDP) also did not name names. This is remarkable, for how a Committee with all stakeholders - the "investors" - bring to the table if he does not know their names?

All in all it was in this first committee meeting at very sedate. In the routine that it is operating at the district council over the years, it is not surprising. The once colorful and loud initiatives occurring representatives, however, offered as even a miserable picture. Three of the four representatives were silent through the chicken-hearted session, one reported now and then timidly say. And then not even groundbreaking proposals, but as with the request as to whether the BEHALA could not be so nice, the police for trespassing against individual Representatives of the initiative back again. Sun sinks a successful citizens' initiative.
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