“Krone” readers find the piles of wood next to the cemetery in Leoben-Göss, Styria, disrespectful and disturbing. However, it will be some time before a solution is in sight…
Actually, it should be a place of peace and memory, the small cemetery in the Göss district of Leoben. But the landscape behind the walls always causes bad blood among Styrians who want to take care of graves: “Mayr-Melnhof has irreverently and disrespectfully set up his wood store and gives me and other cemetery visitors goosebumps,” says a “Krone” reader. “Something like that shouldn’t be taught in school!” says the woman.
The problem is nothing new to Mayor Kurt Wallner. “There should be a privacy screen, I agree.” The cemetery and camp are private property. “Unfortunately, this neighborhood has grown historically.” Sometimes there is more, sometimes less wood.
Neighborhood conflicts are an ongoing problem
City pastor Markus Plöbst sees the situation in a similar way. “It’s an ongoing problem for us.” A year ago an agreement was reached with Mayr-Melnhof Holz that trees would be planted. “They should serve as privacy and noise protection,” says Plöbst.
The trees were planted about a year ago. It could be anywhere but one place. “But we cannot plant trees that are four meters high. It just needs time to grow and really provide protection,” says a spokeswoman for Mayr-Melnhof Holz. A privacy screen is currently not an option. Cemetery visitors have to be patient a little longer…
Source: Krone
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