After the commotion about the asylum tents on the grounds of the police academy in the Tyrolean Absam (Innsbruck-Land district), two container villages for refugees are being built in the state from scratch. It was clear that one of them would be in Kufstein. Now the issue of location seems to have been resolved.
Time is running out. Tyrol is late when it comes to the specified number, the so-called quota, when it comes to taking in refugees. Tirol should provide about 2,800 places in addition to the 4,900 already available, but it doesn’t. The responsible LHStv. Georg Dornauer (SPÖ) knows that and wants to accelerate. “I can do no more than work day and night with my staff,” he emphasized in an interview with “Krone”.
He is driven by seriousness and the will to persevere in order to find enough suitable places. “But”, according to the SPÖ politician, “without tents”. They don’t apply to him at all.
“Yes, there is one planned”
As a first step towards more places, two container villages are planned. One in the capital, the second in the lowlands. Dornauer confirmed to “Krone” information on Monday that a location will be on the site of the former barracks near Kufstein. “Yes, one is planned.” He could not or would not confirm that there should be room for about 300 refugees. That is currently being checked.
A clear no to economic refugees
In this context, however, Dornauer announced all transparency with regard to construction costs. He also wants to discuss this issue openly and honestly with the other parties and emphasizes: “We will find places for those who really need protection and receive them. I appeal to the solidarity of the people. But I say no to the reception of economic refugees.”
No pressure on communities
Dornauer also doesn’t dislike quota allocation to municipalities. He does not want to exert pressure here, but act “calmly”. He relies on a round table in which Bishop Hermann Glettler, president of the community association Ernst Schöpf and other important representatives participate and find good solutions.
Source: Krone
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