City Council recognises North-East Citizens' Platform
At its meeting today, Chemnitz City Council decided to recognise the North-East Citizens' Platform for the districts of Sonnenberg, Hilbersdorf and Ebersdorf. The citizens' platform is run by Delphin Projekte gGmbH The platform was founded on 9 March 2019 and has a budget of €1.61 per inhabitant, the same as the others in the city area. Personnel and material costs are also subsidised.
Active citizens, residents and stakeholders from associations, companies, citizens' initiatives and housing cooperatives in the city's neighbourhoods are thus given the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas on various topics.
The aim of the citizens' platform is to strengthen active participation and co-determination in social development. Planned urban development projects, the traffic situation, social and cultural offerings, sport and leisure as well as the development of the neighbourhood, e.g. with green spaces and play areas, are to be discussed openly. Questions, suggestions, criticism and complaints from citizens can be channelled to the city council and the administration. The Chemnitz North Citizens' Platform is managed by a coordination centre. The main tasks of the coordinator are the planning of appointments, the collection of information and communication within the citizens' platform and the city districts.
A total of around 28,700 people live in the districts of Sonnenberg, Hilbersdorf and Ebersdorf (as at 31 December 2018).
This means that the city now has a total of seven citizen platforms. The other citizen platforms in Chemnitz are:
- Centre (Centre, Bernsdorf, Luther Quarter, Altchemnitz, Kapellenberg)
- Centre-West (Kaßberg, Schloßchemnitz and Altendorf)
- South (Helbersdorf, Hutholz, Markersdorf, Morgenleite and Kappel)
- Centre-East (Gablenz and Yorck area)
- West (Rabenstein, Rottluff, Reichenbrand, Siegmar, Schönau and Stelzendorf)
- North (Borna-Heinersdorf, Glösa-Draisdorf and Furth)