Free voters in Wangen celebrate election victory: New opportunities for the city!

Free voters in Wangen celebrate election victory: New opportunities for the city!

On June 7, 2025, a review event by the Free Voters (FW) Wangen took place in the event cellar of “Stoffels Stadtbräu”. The event gave members the opportunity to look back on the 2024 local elections and pay special tributes. Chairman Reinhold Meindl honored the former parliamentary group leader Ursula Loss and Kornelia Keller, the former mayor of Karsee, with bouquets of flowers for their commitment.

Treasurer Günter Ullmayer reported a positive balance during the meeting, despite expenses of 16,000 euros incurred during the last local elections. In the elections, the FW was able to improve from eight to eleven seats in the Wangen municipal council, with six new councilors being elected to the body. Parliamentary group leader Hermann Schad emphasized that the Free Voters were the real winners of the election, but also had to take responsibility.

Political issues and challenges

There are some important issues on the agenda in the upcoming local political work. This includes, among other things, the planning of larger construction projects at the elementary schools in Ebnet and Neuravensburg as well as measures to stabilize the finances of the municipal utilities. Another central concern is the renovation of the former customs house to accommodate refugees and the continued use of the garden show grounds in order to continue to offer catering and events in the future.

A new face at the administrative level is Julia Fischer, who succeeds Anne-Sophie Schmidt as head of the property office. In addition, Hubert Meßmer, who took up his position as head of the construction department on April 1st, will leave the position after a short time to return to the Ravensburg district's own real estate company IKP. Hermann Schad expressed himself positively about the state's 15 million euro financial injection for the renovation and expansion of the Westallgäu Clinic and sees an optimistic view of the future despite the high municipal debt.

New candidate for local politics

The Free Voters have nominated their candidate Michael Kleiner for the upcoming local elections. The 57-year-old, divorced and father of two children, brings extensive professional experience with a degree in business administration and a master's degree in business administration. Kleiner volunteers, among other things, as a fire protection assistant and in the German Alpine Club and the German Ski Instructors Association. With a wide range of interests from nature to culture and sport to yoga and climbing, he has a clear vision for the development of Wangen.

In his political goals, Kleiner focuses on incentives for retail and restaurants, the creation of living space through flexible development guidelines and the development of meeting places for youth culture and sports. His approach is based on a dialogue-oriented approach with the residents in order to incorporate their needs into local policy considerations. Born in Wangen and returning with 30 years of experience at home and abroad, he sees himself in a position to give valuable impulses to the city.

After the elections, the Free Voters in Wangen are optimistic and full of energy to tackle the upcoming challenges in local politics and to take the positive momentum with them.

For further information and details about Michael Kleiner's candidacy, you can visit the official website of the Free Voters Wangen: fw-wangen.de.

In summary it can be said that schwaebische.de The development and latest impulses of FW Wangen are documented, while the upcoming political work and election preparations represent central topics in Wangen community life.