Because of the container village planned for up to four years for up to 500 refugees on the Jungfernsee campus, the city administration has to reckon with possible legal disputes. The town hall has already received a letter from a group of residents in the adjacent residential area, announcing that to file an objection to the city’s plan, city spokeswoman Juliane Güldner reported to the PNN on request. However, no official objection can yet be lodged because no building application has been submitted so far, it said. Only if the administration were to reject an official objection could a lawsuit be filed against it.
Also be in the town hall already Request for access to files received – together with the request not to start any construction work until the objections have been clarified. “This letter will be checked internally with regard to further handling,” said Güldner.
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Million Euros should cost the construction of the container village.
the big project which is scheduled to start in October, is also on the agenda of the city council for their meeting on May 3rd. The financing is to be decided – the total costs are said to be around 19 million euros. However, the city also gets financial help from the state for the operation. But it’s not enough for everything. According to Güldner, the city of Potsdam will probably have to bear around 11.4 million euros itself over the next four years. “These funds are not yet included in the draft budget for 2023/2024.” This means that the financial deficit in the city budget, which is worth millions, could continue to grow in the coming years.
