Will the Ötztal-Pitztal ski area be merged? In St. Leonhard, the population contradicted itself in a referendum on Sunday with a paper-thin majority.
The mega project has been split up since it became public knowledge. Proponents on the one hand, strict opponents on the other. On Sunday, the people of the municipality of St. Leonhard in the Pitztal had their say. “Should the Pitztal-Ötztal ski area be built?” It said on the ballot papers of the referendum.
Razor-sharp majority for opponents
The result could not have been closer: 348 voters (49.64%) were in favour, 353 (50.36%) against. The participation was almost 60 percent. It is currently unclear how this result will be handled. This will be discussed in the next council.
Explanation of the Gletscherbahn
“From the beginning, the consent of the local community was the basic condition for us to consider and plan a merger with the Ötztal Glacier or with the Sölden ski area,” said the management of the Pitztal Glacier Cable Car in a first statement. This was repeatedly signaled by the municipality and clearly confirmed by several unanimous decisions in the municipal council.
“The result of the referendum in St. Leonhard im Pitztal on the proposed merger now paints a different picture and we will of course take note of that,” it reads. It is now up to the community to draw the right conclusions from this.
“But it is clear to us that we will no longer continue the Pitztal-Ötztal merger project, which has been planned since 2016 and has now been discontinued.”
Source: Krone
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