State Administration Office - Authority wants to accommodate fewer refugees in Hermsdorf
The President of the Thuringian State Administration Office, Frank Roßner, wants to reduce the capacity utilization of the refugee accommodation in Hermsdorf as quickly as possible. He is in agreement with the Ministry of the Interior "that we shut down Hermsdorf as quickly as possible", Roßner told the German Press Agency in Erfurt.
In emergency accommodation for weeks
"Herm sdorf is an emergency shelter and we have always assumed that people would only stay there for three to four days," said Roßner. However, some of the residents have been staying there since October. One of the reasons for this is cases of scabies in the emergency accommodation. Scabies is a skin disease caused by scabies mites. It manifests itself as an inflammation of the skin with severe itching. According to Roßner, there has also been a case of tuberculosis, which still needs to be clarified.
The head of the state administration office said that full occupancy of the state-owned accommodation was difficult. "We always say that the facilities should be a maximum of 80 percent full, preferably only 70 percent." If they are fully occupied, there is a lack of flexibility in the distribution of people. He had already asked in April 2022 for another accommodation facility to be prepared in Gera.
Long-term planning required
Refugees are to be housed in the former Wismut hospital in Gera next year. The new accommodation should then also relieve the overcrowded initial reception facility in Suhl. The plan is to accommodate around 200 refugees in the former women's clinic in Gera. Roßner assumes that his authority will also be responsible for the new domicile. In his opinion, the 200 places will help. However, it is crucial that the municipalities are put in a position to take in more refugees.
Roßner spoke out in favor of long-term planning in the area of migration. "I believe that we need long-term planning in the municipalities in the area of asylum in the same way as we do for school network planning or road construction." A forecast is needed and longer-term planning derived from this. "As I see it, the issue of migration is here to stay."
It is no good just acting in emergency mode. It is not a question of achieving a precision landing with the planning. "But we as a society must agree on a forecast - for the next three or five years."
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- The German Press Agency reported from Erfurt that the Thuringian State Administration Office, led by Frank Roßner, aims to decrease the refugee capacity in Hermsdorf as soon as possible.
- Roßner pointed out that Hermsdorf was originally intended as an emergency shelter, but some residents have been staying there since October due to issues like scabies and tuberculosis cases.
- The State Administration Office in Hermsdorf has often advocated for maintaining an 80% maximum occupancy in state-owned accommodations for flexibility in distributing people, and Roßner had already requested an additional facility in Gera by April 2022.
- The Thuringian government plans to accommodate around 200 refugees in the former Wismut hospital in Gera next year, aiming to relieve the crowded initial reception facility in Suhl and planning for more long-term solutions in migration planning.
- Roßner emphasized the need for long-term planning in migration affairs, stating that, just as with school network planning and road construction, a forecast is required for the coming three to five years to ensure proper handling of refugee situations in the Thuringia region.
Source: www.stern.de
