Petition richtet sich an: Herrn Bürgermeister Helmut Gels, Stadt Vechta

Dear All! We, the Interest Group Stukenborg, would like to welcome everybody and invite you to read and sign our petition to the City of Vechta administration in which we intend to propose the following project for sports and recreation. It is a project that will contribute to a high quality of life, the preservation of health, to the future of our children and thus to our individual and collective happiness and and well-being in Vechta. Our proposal is aimed at creating a project which offers a space for meeting, communication and integration/inclusion. Development of a sports and leisure area immediately adjacent to the new residential areas in the west of Vechta, forming a green belt around the city with traffic-reduced zones Open spaces with an active as well as a recreational atmosphere Jogging, cycling and hiking as well as pedestrian paths Outdoor climbing facilities for adults and children with several playground facilities Construction of an open air obstacle course for the new trend sport parcouring Indoor facilities for sports enthusiasts Innovative and contemporary urban planning integrating commercial, transport, residential and green zones

We cordially invite everybody to submit his or her own requests and conceptions to the following website: initiative-Stukenborg@web.de or/and to Professor Dr. Kähler, sports scientist and project manager for “Vechta als Sportstadt”: sport@vechta.de. We do not agree with the city´s plan of building a more than 100 hectares large commercial and industrial area on Stukenborg (see Bebauungsplan Nr 150 “Gewerbe- und Industriegebiet Stukenborg-West). This area is used by many citizens of all ages from Vechta and its surroundings for recreational and health-promoting measures, such as: Nordic walking, cycling, jogging, inline skating, cultivating traditions (bonfire on Easter Saturday, outings and trips on May1st, Whitsun, Ascension). We are calling for urban planning procedures oriented at the people and citizens, and at a transparent, quick and open communication during the planning phase instead of “post-factum” strategies. We also demand the disclosure of the expert reports on noise emission and fine dust pollution as well as an assessment concerning the fauna of that area. Apart from that we are calling for a comprehensive urban development concept with respect to the right balance between residential / commercial areas and green spaces. Besides, it seems rather strange to us that the formerly published plans have disappeared from the homepage of the city of Vechta. In this context it might also be interesting to read about how NABU sharply criticizes the high consumption of space. (see: oldenburgische-volkszeitung.de/index.php?news=15284 Our basic request to the municipal administration is to use this area to establish a unique sports and recreational facility, which would certainly contribute to the popularity and the high profile of our city of Vechta and beyond. Furthermore, local tourism would increase and make Vechta even more attractive.