Capacities - Dispute over refugee accommodation in the district of Rostock
The accommodation of increasing numbers of refugees is causing political turbulence in the district of Rostock. The district council refused to extend the use of the former Schwarzheide health clinic in Graal-Müritz (district of Rostock) as refugee accommodation. This decision was absurd, according to district administrator Sebastian Constien (SPD). This week, the town of Bützow also rejected a lease of land for refugee accommodation to the district.
"The Schwarzheide refugee accommodation is an existing accommodation with a functioning infrastructure and people are already living there. Not extending the lease is absurd," said Constien on Wednesday. "But one thing is certain: we will not put people on the street."
The district is legally obliged to take in and accommodate refugees. "We want to continue to fulfill this duty. However, if there is no other option for us as a district, we will have to use gymnasiums as emergency accommodation. This must be clear to everyone who bears responsibility," warned Constien. In October, the district announced that it was expecting a further 450 refugees by the end of the year.
After a turbulent meeting on Tuesday evening, a majority of the Rostock district council rejected the extension of the current use of the facilities until the end of the year. The meeting was then broken off. The district administration also confirmed that a six-month rental agreement for accommodation on the site of "Karls Erdbeerhof" in Rövershagen, which was approved by the district administrator and runs until mid-April 2024, is valid, even though the district council did not vote on it on Tuesday. This vote will be postponed until the next meeting of the district council. A special meeting of the district council at short notice is not currently planned.
Around 600 places will be available in the bungalow-like buildings. The costs are estimated at 1.2 million euros by April 2024, but will be borne by the state. 80 residents are already housed there. Constien approved the lease in November as part of his urgent decision-making powers.
It was only on Monday that the majority of the Bützow town council voted against leasing or selling municipal land to the district of Rostock to house refugees. The issue had also been the subject of a referendum in November, but this failed due to a missed quorum. In Bützow, the district wants to stick to its plans for shared accommodation.
Jan-Phillip Tadsen, migration policy spokesperson for the AfD parliamentary group in the Schwerin state parliament, emphasized that it is not surprising that the discourse on the consequences of the migration crisis in the municipalities continues to intensify: "This is the logical consequence of a policy of inaction promoted by the red-red coalition."
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- Despite the district council's refusal to extend the use of the Schwarzheide health clinic in Graal-Müritz as refugee accommodation, district administrator Sebastian Constien (SPD) deemed the decision as absurd.
- Constien also noted that the district is legally obliged to accommodate refugees and has plans to use gymnasiums as emergency accommodation if necessary.
- The district administration confirmed that a lease agreement for refugee accommodation on the site of "Karls Erdbeerhof" in Rövershagen, approved by Constien, is valid, despite the district council not voting on it.
- The town of Bützow also rejected a lease of land for refugee accommodation to the district, a decision that Constien's SPD party aims to challenge in the next district council meeting.
- Around 600 refugee places are available in the bungalow-like buildings at "Karls Erdbeerhof," with 80 residents already housed there.
- The issue of leasing municipal land to house refugees in Bützow was the subject of a referendum in November, but failed due to a missed quorum.
- Jan-Phillip Tadsen, migration policy spokesperson for the AfD parliamentary group in the Schwerin state parliament, commented on the ongoing dispute, claiming it's a result of the red-red coalition's policy of inaction.
Source: www.stern.de
