Wrong information sent out

For the head of the town, 7:2 was a unanimous decision

Mayor Bernhard Zwielehner (left) and Deputy Mayor Peter Stummer need to talk about the use of the Rosegger School gym.

(Bild: Scharinger Daniel)

There was a brief stand-off between the SP-affiliated ASKÖ and the red Rieder town councillor Peter Stummer. The reason: VP mayor Bernhard Zwielehner informed the athletes that they were not allowed to use the gym following a unanimous decision by the town council. However, the SPÖ voted against it. 

Sloppiness or malicious intent? This is the question asked by Ried Deputy Mayor Peter Stummer (SP) following a letter signed by VP Mayor Bernhard Zwielehner to the SP-affiliated sports association ASKÖ. The head of the city informed the red gymnastics section that they were not allowed to use the gym at the Rosegger School this summer following a "unanimous" decision by the city council.

"But the decision was not unanimous. It was 7:2. The SP was the only one to vote in favor of using the hall," says Stummer angrily. He is said to have spent hours answering calls from angry ASKÖ members: "I'm now not sure whether this letter wasn't deliberately sent out two months before the National Council elections to stir up trouble within the SP."

"Neither the head of office nor I could remember the exact result of the vote.

 Bernhard Zwielehner, ÖVP-Bürgermeister

Mayor Zwielehner shakes his head: "Neither the director nor I could remember the exact result of the vote. The SP has the opportunity to have the minutes corrected retrospectively. That will of course happen."

A solution is being sought for athletes
Zwielehner also admits that he did not know during the vote that it was a request from the competitive gymnasts. "We will find a solution for them. Hobby athletes will have to take a break in the summer months, however, as we have to clean the halls and the staff also have to go on vacation from time to time."