The announcement on the Internet on his name: councillor André Odermatt (SP) will today inform in the evening, together with councillor Carmen Walker Späh (FDP) in the Quartier Unterstrass about the planned rose garden tunnel.
In reality, the construction boss, or Matt does not occur in the Hotel Krone. At the time of its mention on the Website of the neighborhood Association it was a mistake, says a spokeswoman. Also in the second edition of this event, which takes place next Monday in Wipkingen, or Matt lack.
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The reason: The city Council has imposed upon itself a performance ban on the subject of rose garden tunnel. On Wednesday, the city government announced that it is maintaining its ” Yes ” to the controversies of 1.1 billion Swiss francs in the project. At the same time, the city Council announced its plans to participate in the vote fight. The ballot will take place on 9. February 2020.
To this non-participation is also a waiver of all voting stages, and discussions like those of tonight. “Such public appearances by city Council members there will be,” says Luke Wigger, speaker of the city President Corine Mauch (SP). The city councils would weibeln in any Form, active for the rose garden project, not on advertisements. In the case of requests, the city Council will defend its Position but still.
“I find it strange that members of a Committee may not represent its Position to the public.”Severin Pflüger,
President of the FDP in the city of Zurich
The official reason for the reluctance: It was a cantonal template, the advertising for it is a matter of the governing Council. Among city politicians, the self-imposed appearance is interpreted censorship as the expression of an internal struggle. In this “lean Yes” to handle, it is a compromise to satisfy all sides.
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On the left-green side against the Tunnel, one is glad that the city Council holds from the vote fight. Here the appearance is interpreted renunciation as verklausuliertes no. The city councils are not expressed to the project speak for themselves, says Green President Felix Moser.
The civil advocates wanted a more active city Council. “I find it strange that members of a Committee may not represent its Position to the public,” says Severin Pflüger, President of the urban FDP. Some city Council members have lobbied for the project.
The city Council has supported the controversial Tunnel from the beginning. On the official Website of the project will be presented as a joint effort between the Canton and the city, several urban Authorities are involved in the planning. At the same time SP, Green, AL, and GLP, the councillors, seven out of nine City refuse the building clear.
Created: 15.11.2019, 08:48 PM
