Ziegelker stops clinic building: Palmer's fight against bureaucracy!

Ziegelker stops clinic building: Palmer's fight against bureaucracy!

in Tübingen are currently both progress and challenges. Mayor Boris Palmer has described the enormous bureaucratic hurdles that have a strong influence on the developments of the city together with the doctor Lisa Federle in his latest book "We do this!" A central symbol for these obstacles is the goat milker, a rare bird that recently settled on the site of the Tübingen university clinic and thus stalls the planned expansion of the clinic in the amount of 250 million euros. This reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung .

The goat milker is an endangered way from the family of nights. His occurrence at the university hospital not only delays the planned building, but is also in the area of ​​tension between nature conservation and the urgent need to secure health care for millions of people. Palmer criticizes the bureaucracy and questions why this bird, which has been known for years, has not been caught in order not to hinder the construction. The BUND for environmental and nature conservation (BUND) counters that the city and the clinic could have prepared better. According to the federal government, the responsibility for this Situation is not only to be found among the nature conservation authorities, but also among those responsible for the city.

The way to building: a bureaucratic network

The goat melker is not only rare in the Tübingen region, but could soon be remembered as a new “Juchtenbeiter”, which was the controversial Stuttgart 21 project years ago. At that time, Palmer defended the Juchten beetle, while he was now acting as a counterpower against the goat milker, with the aim of purifying bureaucratic processes. In his book, Palmer also deals with his intervention by the Federal Minister of Building in order to advance the construction project, since the presence of the goat milker has a negative impact on over two million people.

In order not to endanger the goat milker further, extensive compensatory measures are required, including the clearing of ten hectares of forest. At the same time, Palmer has to explain to the citizens how he brings the need for clearing for species protection with the needs of a growing population. Palmer was concerned about how he should communicate the need for clearing for species protection, where everything revolves around the medical care of three million people. However, the nature conservation authority has made it clear that it is only a partial slurk and that some trees should be preserved.

Palmer's challenges and successes

The past few years have shaped Boris Palmer as mayor in Tübingen. He has been at the top of the city since 2007 and has a public presence that often ensures controversy. In his book, he addresses both successes and scandals, which played a role, among other things, in the field of migration and health strategy, especially during corona pandemic. For example, Palmer and Federle have developed their own test strategy, which has received a lot of attention in recent months. According to the SWR Aktuell is described as clear and lively, without the readers feel offended should.

In the end it becomes clear: Tübingen has a lot to offer, be it in terms of renewable energies, sustainable solutions or social issues. But the bureaucratic hurdles and the protection of nature are challenges that everyone involved must take on so that both the city and its citizens can prosper.