Uproar in Klagenfurt

Tree noise unacceptable! Modesalson had to close

The construction noise is huge. Trucks drive in front of Roman Frink's fashion salon.(Bild: Christian Tragner)

Roman Frink, the owner of the fashion salon of the same name on Neuer Platz in Klagenfurt, is completely desperate. "The construction noise during the renovation of the neighboring Kärntner Sparkasse is unbearable." Frink has therefore closed his store. A crisis summit with the city is planned for August 8.

"The situation is unbearable because of the construction noise caused by the renovation of the Kärntner Sparkasse," complains the entrepreneur. The bank is only a few meters away from his business. "Dust and dirt is everywhere, the trucks almost drive in at my door. We've also seen a 40 percent drop in sales! Many people avoid the area around the building site. But that's enough now, I'm finished, I've closed the fashion store!"

7000 euros rent per month
To date, no representative from the bank has visited him to talk about the problems. "We are a 15-year-old family business, the store is 380 square meters in size, I have to pay 7,000 euros a month in rent."

Crisis summit on August 8
The call for a summit will not be answered until August 8. "I called Mayor Christian Scheider. There won't be a meeting with him, city councillor Max Habenicht, the Chamber of Commerce and a representative of the savings bank for another two weeks. Other business people who are affected by the construction site noise have also been invited. As it stands now, I can no longer open. The Sparkasse would have to pay the rent."

The expansion of Kärntner Sparkasse will last until mid-2025, with the bank investing 30 million euros.