Planegg’s mayor calls his people, but that shows little interest: Hermann Nafziger (CSU) wants to show presence with the new format “Mayor on site”. The first appointment literally fell through, at least in the first hour: It was pouring down on Thursday morning and so only around 15 interested people turned up at the new market square in the center of Martinsried, who asked the Planegger community leader questions about all sorts of issues: from Nine-euro ticket to nocturnal light pollution from advertising and street lamps to the Martinsried perennial topic of the bypass road.
Nafziger, who said of himself when answering the questions that he was “not a party person” but was definitely aiming for “a second term in office”, was pinched by three citizens on the issue of the bypass. Klaus Drescher, Ralf Holland and Bruno Rigon wanted to know how the planning, which had been discussed for 40 years, was doing. Nafziger, who initially did not express himself clearly, finally took flight and outed himself as an opponent of the small solution that had been left over the years: “This is about 6,000 cars a day. In Planegg there are streets with 20,000 cars a day . It’s not worth it in Martinsried, it costs many millions.” In the municipal council there is therefore no acceptance for a bypass, but at the moment they are still waiting for a noise protection report. When asked, Nafziger admitted that he had been in favor of a large bypass in the past, but in the end one had to admit with resignation “that everyone didn’t do anything”. His summary: “It’s useless and costs a lot of money.”
A Würmtal ticket as a replacement for the nine-euro ticket? “The MVV doesn’t take part in that.”
Barbara Schmelting immediately had a whole list of questions: about the community’s willingness to save on energy issues, about “light pollution” at night and about “stumbling blocks for pedestrians and cyclists” on the public campus grounds. At night, parts of Martinsried are “lit up like an airport,” she said, and immediately showed Nafziger a few photos. He eagerly took notes and reported that the municipality was in the process of implementing austerity measures “in the public sector” – in the town hall or in the copper house, for example. They also want to “talk to the university” on this and other topics raised.
Schmelting suggested a “Würmtal ticket” as a replacement for the popular nine-euro ticket, but Nafziger replied: “The MVV isn’t going along with it: it also blocks our proposal for free travel in the municipal area.” According to Nafziger, the suggestion of setting up MVV ticket machines at central points in Planegg also found little approval in Munich: “We would have to pay for that ourselves, because the MVV wants to withdraw from this business.”
There was criticism of the allegedly too narrow roundabouts in town and the route of several MVV bus lines. Despite the manageable number of listeners, the mayor was satisfied with the premiere of his on-site talks: “We will continue the format. Here you can delve deeper into a topic and explain the background.” Every four to eight weeks – or also spontaneously – there should be such public talks at central points in Planegg and Martinsried in the future. The municipality wants to announce them on their homepage and via Instagram.