Meeting points for Bottroper: Citizens demand more space for clubs!

Meeting points for Bottroper: Citizens demand more space for clubs!

In Bottrop, the topic of the meeting facilities is currently hotly debated. At a citizens' meeting, which was organized by the SPD local associations in Vonderort and Fuhlenbrock, Alois Thull, member of the IGBCE, asked the important question of free meeting points for residents and clubs. This suggestion found an immediate response to the SPD mayor candidate Matthias Buschfeld, who emphasized the need for further localities for casual gatherings in every district.

The citizens' meeting brings to light the challenges of the districts on the outskirts, especially in Fuhlenbrock. Because there is a new building on the Fuhlenbrocker Markt, which is to create a room for citizens. Nevertheless, the existing range of assembly is currently severely restricted, since the house of the St. Bonifatius support association is no longer fully available. In this context, Thull made it clear that he regretted the decline in meeting places in these districts.

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Especially the community center in Batenbrock serves as a positive example for Buschfeld. Rooms can be reserved here, whereby only fees for drinks are incurred. This could serve as a model for other parts of the city. For Fuhlenbrock, there is also the interest of several clubs to use the planned multi -purpose room in the new Fuhlenbrocker Markt. The creation of such rooms could significantly promote social interaction.

VonDerort, on the other hand, has a wide range of parks and green spaces, but suffers from inadequate shops and poor local supply. The offers such as the health park at the Knappschaftskrankenhaus and the Vonderort district park offer opportunities for leisure activities, but demolition plans for the leisure house in the Revierpark became known. The future of the previous meeting place, which has served as an important meeting point in the past, is uncertain

In the context of general urban development, it can be seen that similar problems arise in other cities such as Pfaffenhofen. There, a future workshop was initiated in which citizens can bring in ideas for urban development in order to revise the existing land use plan, which is already 20 years old.

An integrated planning that takes into account the identity of the population and the networking between different areas is the goal. Unanimous demolitions from social meeting points, as they are intended in Bottrop, take a critical look at the social structure in districts. There is a risk that social cohesion will continue to suffer in these areas if the course is not set in time.

The need for meeting places and the effect on social life are far -reaching topics that have not only local but also national relevance. Bottrop and Pfaffenhofen are the strengthening of the municipal infrastructure on the agenda to ensure the quality of life of the residents.