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Controversial hotel project in Going: Will the field become a building site?
There is controversy over a planned hotel project in Going am Wilden Kaiser. A referendum shows resistance.
Controversial hotel project in Going: Will the field become a building site?
In the Tyrolean community of Going am Wilden Kaiser, a planned hotel project is causing lively discussions and controversial reactions. The Ellmau-Going mountain railways have expressed ambitions to build a hotel with 288 beds, 275 parking spaces, a swimming pool and a restaurant on an area of 22,000 m² directly next to the Astberg lift. This is based on information from ORF Salzburg out.
However, the affected area is the focus of resistance because it is agricultural precautionary area and is under protection. The mayor of St. Johann, Stefan Seiwald, has also contested the referendum regarding a planned inter-municipal industrial park on 7.5 hectares of agricultural land. In this survey on March 23, 2025, 55.83% of participants spoke out against the industrial park. These events underline the concerns that exist about the hotel project. According to the critics, the construction could endanger the protection regulations for agricultural land and could not guarantee a potential economic revival of the Astbergbahn.
Protests and political inquiries
In addition, the Fritz List has sent a written request to State Governor Anton Mattle and other members of the government in order to gain more clarity about the impact of the project. The existing infrastructure, in particular the existing but not fully utilized guest beds in Going, raises questions about the actual need for additional hotel capacity. LK President Josef Hechenberger emphasizes the importance of agricultural precautionary areas and warns against careless lifting of the existing protection in order not to endanger local agriculture.
The next local council meeting will be crucial: a referendum on the hotel project may be decided here. Resistance is forming and the citizens of Going are concerned about the long-term consequences of such a construction project. The debate about the hotel project could have far-reaching effects on the region and its development.