Overview
- The city’s construction committee approved the corrected sale with nine votes in favor and two abstentions, allowing Frank Wießner to finalize the land purchase.
- The purchase price was reduced to €558,000 after reaffirming that infrastructure costs above €300,000 are deducted under the original terms.
- Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2026 and conclude by the end of 2027 following notarial changes that resolved the pricing error.
- Wießner plans to invest up to about €4 million to build a guesthouse with a beer garden and 14 holiday apartments, with the exterior mandated to replicate the former Narrenhäusel.
- The debate on the correction was held behind closed doors at the request of CDU councillor Veit Böhm, and reporting indicates the building will revert to municipal ownership after 60 years.