Elif Eralp: “I often go to Görlitzer Park with the children” – left-wing politician criticizes the fence across the park | EUROtoday

Left-wing main candidate Elif Eralp considers the fence round Görlitzer Park, together with lockable gates, to be the unsuitable strategy. “I would open the park again,” mentioned Eralp to the German Press Agency, which is difficult Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) within the election to the House of Representatives in September 2026.

“I often go to Görlitzer Park, with the children, but also because that is my previous constituency.” Most crime does not happen within the park, however in its environment. “And not primarily at night, but during the day,” mentioned Eralp. “That’s why closing it at night makes no sense at all if you want to use it to fight crime.”

The result’s that individuals are pushed out of the park and into the entrances of homes within the neighborhood. “Of course the residents complain when people inject themselves there and then have utensils lying around or urinate in the yard,” mentioned the left-wing politician.

“But this happens more and more when people are pushed out of the park. That’s why I think it’s an absolutely senseless measure that wastes tax resources,” criticized Eralp. “And that’s why I would definitely reopen the park.”

16 metal gates, eight massive turnstiles

The black-red authorities coalition desires to make use of the idea to curb drug trafficking and different types of crime on the 14-hectare web site. The deliberate closing instances are between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in winter and from 11 p.m. in summer season.

According to the tender, 16 metal gates are deliberate, in addition to eight massive turnstiles in a “vandal-proof design”. In addition, 300 meters of fencing might be added. They shut gaps within the partitions and fences which are already round two kilometers lengthy. The building work is scheduled to be accomplished in December. The nighttime closure is predicted to start in March 2026.