The town administration goes to the principle committee assembly on April 14th with the goal of banning alcohol consumption in Troisdorf metropolis heart. In the event that they vote sure in precept, the committee members would additionally need to resolve whether or not the ban needs to be launched for a restricted time period. The factual assertion on the agenda merchandise contains 20 pages.
The regulatory issues within the pedestrian zone have develop into “more and more worse” in recent times, the administration explains the initiative, which was already mentioned in December. At the moment, the FDP metropolis councilors had known as for statistics on violations; the SPD declared “that it’s not sufficient to ship individuals away” and known as for an accompanying social mission.
The town of Troisdorf sees the attractiveness of the town heart underneath risk
All measures used to this point – elevated patrols and extra safety employees in addition to the supervised assembly level on Kuttgasse – haven’t had any lasting success, the administration defined. With out additional and intensive intervention by the regulatory authority, there’s a danger that The city center and pedestrian zone continue to lose their attractiveness. This, the city corridor feared, “would result in enterprise closures and in the end a decline within the metropolis heart.”
The operator of the underground automotive park underneath the gallery complains about excessive cleansing prices, and long-term tenants have already canceled their parking areas.
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The main focus is all the time on the town heart, the place, in accordance with the town administration, unhealthy contamination is simply as a lot a difficulty as bullying of passers-by and residents, in addition to generally aggressive begging. Sometimes there may be additionally loud noise; already within the survey that befell in 2023 to arrange the Downtown master plan The Metropolis Heart and Römerplatz have been described as areas of worry.
Based on info from the city corridor, non-public areas such because the Awo tunnel between Kölner Straße and Wilhelm-Hamacher-Platz in addition to the three parking garages Metropolis Heart, Galerie and Kaufland are additionally affected. Right here too, the operators complain about huge contamination, together with syringes used for drug consumption. Because the parking storage operator stories, sexual acts happen “often” within the stairwells and on the parking ranges. Staff have been repeatedly threatened and bodily attacked.
The so-called Awo-Tuinnel, which connects Kölner Straße and Wilhelm-Hamacher-Platz.
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However prospects are additionally scared and are avoiding the town heart and the parking garages. Lengthy-term parkers, who make a major contribution to gross sales within the Metropolis Heart and Kaufland, have already canceled their parking areas or declared that they need to accomplish that. The operator of the Gallery at Wilhelm-Hamacher-Platz says it spends a further 65,000 euros a 12 months on safety and cleansing of the parking storage. The prices for safety and cleansing of the gallery itself have additionally elevated.
In Troisdorf, round 200 addicts are in substitution remedy
The town administration primarily blames two “troublesome teams” for the scenario: addicts and homeless individuals on the one hand, and younger individuals, particularly within the night hours. Round 15 % of the roughly 200 individuals present process drug substitution therapy in Troisdorf stayed within the pedestrian zone earlier than, between and after the therapies. Based on the assembly template, these are joined by homeless individuals and different addicts.
Especially at the city center Based on the safety service’s findings, they arrive collectively and the vast majority of them additionally consumed alcohol there. As a consequence of conflicts inside the group, smaller teams have been “diffusely” distributed within the pedestrian zone, the administration mentioned. Based on metropolis administration observations, one other group of addicts was added over the course of the 12 months. Their members primarily stayed at Fischerplatz and within the pedestrian zone between Fischerplatz and Kuttgasse.
Based on the town, younger troublemakers stayed at Fischerplatz, particularly within the night hours.
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Based on the template for the assembly, alcohol additionally performs a serious position on this latter group. The group of individuals “can’t be conclusively decided,” in accordance with the administration. Nonetheless, “in accordance with the police’s findings,” the group grew significantly in 2025/26.
Younger individuals primarily meet at Troisdorfer Fischerplatz
It’s estimated that there are round 50 individuals within the group of younger individuals within the city corridor who spend time within the pedestrian zone, particularly within the evenings. They are often discovered primarily at Fischerplatz, on Am Bürgerhaus avenue and on Wilhelm-Hamacher-Platz. Based on the regulatory authorities’ observations, alcohol, hashish and nitrous oxide are consumed there. The younger individuals repeatedly threatened passers-by verbally and bodily; They assist different individuals keep away from the pedestrian zone.
The regulation offered ought to apply to your entire Troisdorf pedestrian zone within the metropolis heart. Inside the scope of utility, the consumption of alcoholic drinks could be prohibited, as would the carrying of opened bottles, baggage or cans of alcohol. The areas of eating places with a corresponding license are excluded. Violations may lead to fines of as much as 1,000 euros.
The general public assembly begins on Tuesday, April 14th, at 6 p.m. in assembly room A of the city corridor, Kölner Straße 176.