Kaiserslautern: Citizens criticize unkempt flower strips in the cityscape

Kaiserslautern: Citizens criticize unkempt flower strips in the cityscape

City of Kaiserslautern sees sharp criticism due to overgrown “flower strips”, which are actually overgrown with weeds. Karl-Heinz Stengele, an attentive citizen, shares his displeasure by denouncing the urban green spaces in Mainzer Strasse, Brandenburgerstrasse and other places as neglected. While other cities are active for insect death and maintain their facilities, Stengele, whether Kaiserslautern, the "IT and Fraunhofer city", only pretends to do something. "Save yourself the money for the flower stripe signs!" He asks the city administration to be honest with the financial bottlenecks instead of deceiving the citizens with facade.

According to Andrea Buchloh-Adler, the plant manager of the cityscape care, the flower strips should offer a source of food for birds and insects and are used in the sense of multi-year care. The aim is to promote a diverse flora and fauna without mowing the areas prematurely to strengthen the biodiversity. But whether these plans really become reality in view of the condition of the flower strips. While the city is presenting itself in flowering words, the facts on the ground are a completely different picture. The anger in the population is growing! Further information can be found here .