Grevesmühlen (dpa/mv) – In the debate about locations for refugee accommodation, the municipalities in the Northwest Mecklenburg district want more flexibility. As the office of the mayor of Grevesmühlen specified on Wednesday, it is desired that areas of only 1000 square meters with capacities for up to 50 people would also be considered in principle for accommodation. This does not mean that all accommodations have to be that small.
So far, the district administration had spoken of minimum capacities of between 100 and 150 people and areas from 5000 square meters. Only such accommodations can be operated economically.
On Monday, several mayors of larger cities in the district presented their proposed solutions to District Administrator Tino Schomann (CDU) and representatives of the district council. They want an overall solution coordinated with all municipalities. A transparent process is also desired within the cities. “I would like to expressly reply that experience so far shows that democratic processes bring more acceptance,” said the mayor of Grevesmühlen, Lars Prahler.
In addition, it is required, among other things, that temporary accommodation have a clear expiration date, that permanent communal accommodation is only built in the five largest municipalities in the district, that the district develops an integration concept, that school and daycare development plans are adapted and that the state pushes housing construction at the relevant locations as quickly as possible.
