Planning by a billionaire heirs of Luxury Sports Car manufacturer Porsche to build a private tunnel and underground garage under its mansion on one of the most prestigious hills in Salzburg has led to outrage in the Austrian city.
Local media has shown that Wolfgang Porsche launched a deal to drill an underground private tunnel under his villa on Capuzinarbberg in 2024 with former Salzburg’s conservative mayor, Herald Pruner.
Under the deal, the billionaire paid 40,000 euros ($ 43,300) to gain a tunnel right-on land owned by garage designed to keep a dozen cars.
A steep and narrow road that can be icy when the temperature drops currently go to the mansion of the porsche.
Some politicians have expressed displeasure since the news of the deal, complaining that the city council was not informed about the heirs’ plans.
Local green leader Ingburg Haller led the protest, in which he called a “back-door deal”, which was handled in a “very intact” manner.
“Salzburg is a UNESCO-list. We are also in a nature reserve here and it is only a highly sensitive area,” Haller told AFP.
He said that any kind of “special treatment for super-rich” was unacceptable.
In response to criticism, a court-corresponding specialist was appointed by the supporting social democratic mayor, Bernhard Oinger.
According to an expert report this week, the compensation paid by Porsche was considered “suitable”.
‘Better to inform the public’
Porsche was located near a Capuchin Math on the Forest Hill in 2020 – the historic villa – Paschinger Shlosal – in 2020.
The mansion, which is currently under renovation, was once by the famous Austrian Jewish writer Stephen Zweg.
Zweig lived there for 15 years and brought up several famous works before fleeing in Britain during the rise of Nazism.
Porsche sealed the 40,000-Euro-Deal with the East-Mayer Prunner in early 2024, before the newly elected Oinger took over.
Even though the preoner was not bound to the brief councilors, “the Mayorl Office chief Christian hacker told AFP on Friday,” It would be more appropriate to inform the public about the project in advance. ,
The hacker said, “Is the tunnel conform to the Times and morally defenseable is to do justice to others.”
The city council is expected to decide in mid -May whether the project is allowed to move forward as per the plan, as it will have to approve the zoning plan change for the garage.
The hacker said, “It is not yet clear whether there is a majority in favor of the approval of the underground car park,” the hacker said.
Contacted by AFP, a spokesperson of Wolfgang Porsche refused to comment on the giant Woakeswagen’s subsidiary Porsche company Porsche company.
Volfgang Porsche is Austria -born Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson, who founded the car company.
The 81 -year -old serves as the chairman of Porsche’s Supervisory Board.
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