Keba debacle: what Rüetschi, Hilfiker and Zaugg say about their convictions – Aarau – Aargau

The extended operating times, implemented by the Keba manager despite the lack of approval after the reopening of the artificial ice rink, are at the heart of the whole Keba debacle.

This was repeatedly disturbed by the inhabitants and reported to the relevant authorities – including the then head of the Department of Construction, Transport and Planning Suhrer – in the person of Beat Rüetschi.

Hilfiker takes a detailed position on the sentence: "I can understand that the prosecution leads to this conclusion, if you only look at the signing power in the trade register and the fact that the validly approved opening hours n & # However, the prosecutor would have liked a more comprehensive understanding of this very complex situation.

The hours of operation and operation were incorrectly requested and ordered due to several administrative errors. In February 2016, the application was submitted for the definitive and correct hours of operation; but during the year, it appeared that there would not be enough time to correct the mistake before it reopened in November 2016.

Hilfiker said, "If we had met the deadlines, the plant would not have been reasonably exploitable, say: It could only be public skating, but for clubs and schools it would not have been The idea was to operate the plant until the end of the yes approval process at the present time, since the 1980s, during opening hours, possibly with a special permit. special has been revealed unrealistic.

As a result, we closed the facilities in February 2017, when a complaint was received by the community, also for sports in clubs and schools. We did not want to be criminal. For individual events already planned, there was then . "

Hilfiker points out that he does not dispute the punitive order: "This is not worth it. It is important that the system can be used."

"We acted for the public"

The outgoing president of the Kunsteisbahn cooperative Aarau, Heinz Zaugg, always Last Saturday, for his many years of service with Keba, he received the punitive order Tuesday after the General Assembly of Keba in the mailbox.