Dispute in Korneuburg

Danube Island: “ÖVP repeats historic mistake”

According to SPÖ plans, the shipyard peninsula is to become the blue and yellow Danube Island.(Bild: Molnar Attila)

"Green oasis" instead of concrete project: the SPÖ wants a Danube island in Korneuburg. But the ÖVP is against it.

A curious political drama is unfolding just a few minutes by bike from Vienna's Danube Island. The state ÖVP dubbed SPÖ state councillor Sven Hergovich the "against-everything state councillor" - and then opposed the Social Democrat's proposal anyway. "In 1969, the Vienna ÖVP rejected the Danube Island there. The ÖVP Lower Austria is repeating this historic mistake with the Danube Island in Korneuburg," countered SPÖ Land Director Wolfgang Zwander. The background: Together with SPÖ Deputy Mayor Bernadette Haider-Wittmann, Hergovich presented the vision of a "Danube Island for Lower Austria".

Together with the city, Signa planned apartments and green spaces on the peninsula in the background. Now the SPÖ sees a "new opportunity".(Bild: Molnar Attila)

For ÖVP Deputy Mayor Helene Fuchs-Moser, there is still no room for maneuver: "The construction project has been scaled back. If not with Signa, we should implement the innovative concept with a new partner." In principle, there are no plans for a rapid rededication, which the SPÖ warns against. "We have time and are focusing on quality," says Fuchs-Moser. The development of the shipyard peninsula remains an issue for her. However, she qualifies: "For us, this is only an option if there is also a new highway exit."

It is good that the SPÖ, which negotiated the cooperation agreement with Benko together with the ÖVP, is addressing the planned development before the municipal elections.

Hubert Keyl, FPÖ -Abgeordneter und Gemeinderat

Bild: zVg/FPÖ-NÖ

FPÖ spokesperson Hubert Keyl is "delighted" that the SPÖ is now addressing the issue in the upcoming municipal election campaign. "We were the only party to always oppose the Benko fantasies."