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Gelsenkirchen’s New Mayor Restores Bezirksforen Funding, Moves Early on Safety and Public Input

She cites renewed higher-level focus on benefit abuse as momentum for coordinated local measures.

Overview

  • Andrea Henze confirmed the five Bezirksforen will continue with the standard allotment of one euro per resident, about €270,000 in total.
  • She plans near-term citizen engagement steps, including visits to all prevention councils and the first mayoral consultation hours before Christmas.
  • The city will set up an easy loan system for rollable roadblocks known as Herner Truck Sperren to help volunteer organizers meet event security requirements.
  • She aims to raise EU-Interventionsteam inspections of problem houses from twice monthly toward weekly, with timing dependent on multi-agency coordination.
  • In a separate WDR forum, Henze pledged heavy investment in school buildings and pressed the state for more teachers and social workers.