In the Mühlviertel

Citizens bury planned cross-country skiing center

Opponents of the planned cross-country skiing center in Bad Leonfelden feared images like the one taken in Leutasch near Innsbruck in January 2023.

(Bild: zeitungsfoto.at/Liebl Daniel)

The project supporters had feared it, the opponents had hoped for it. In Bad Leonfelden, apart from the low voter turnout, there is nothing to interpret about the result of the vote on the planned cross-country skiing center in Weigetschlag. A clear majority voted against the necessary rezoning of the required areas.

It was a clear vote in Bad Leonfelden on Sunday on a planned cross-country skiing center with roller skating use in summer: 71 percent of the votes were "no", only 29 percent "yes" for the rededication of the required areas in the village of Weigetschlag. However, despite the heated debates in the run-up to the vote, interest in the issue was very limited, with only 48.5 percent of eligible voters in Bad Leonfelden casting their vote.

Little surprised
Mayor Thomas Wolfesberger (VP) was not very surprised by the result and intends to abide by the vote and not carry out the rededication. The province of Upper Austria and the Sportunion had been behind the project, but a vehement opposition had formed among the population because the project was viewed critically in view of the low snowfall in winter.