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Altusried (dpa / lby) - Does the maypole in an Allgäu community lead to excessive bird droppings on the neighboring property?

The Kempten District Court is currently dealing with this question.

Because he sees the 27 meter high maypole as the source of the remains of migratory birds on his property, a resident in Altusried (Oberallgäu district) has sued the community.

The fronts seem hardened: the parties have so far rejected a conciliatory procedure or a settlement as a solution to the conflict, said a spokesman for the Kempten district court.

The next step would now be an expert opinion: An ornithologist would have to clarify whether birds are attracted by the maypole, which "rot the property in a not only insignificant way".

Several media had previously reported on the case.

However, the original, 27 meters high, of the Altusried maypole would have to be set up again.

Currently there is only a 1.10 meter replica on the property, as the chairman of the Altusrieder Trachtenverein, Franz Merk, explains.

"We did that because of Corona."

With a view to the bird droppings, there are no problems.

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Merk considers it impossible that this could be different with the original maypole.

"Somebody has to show me that a bird like that shits eight or ten meters across," he says.

Whether the big maypole will be erected again this year depends “on the corona situation”.

If that is not the case, the resident's lawsuit could soon resolve itself.

Because the maypole should move to the redesigned marketplace in the future according to the will of the community, says Altusried's mayor Joachim Konrad (CSU).

"It should be ready by 2024 at the latest."

Therefore, he "does not give up hope that the plaintiff will see it".

The local court in Kempten has also indicated to the residents that the costs for an ornithological opinion in the proceedings are “not inconsiderable”.

So far, this has not stopped the plaintiff from wanting to clarify the dispute in court.

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"Of course it sucks," says Mayor Konrad.

"We're actually doing a lot of good here right now - for example with a new town center and the new post office building."

An offer by the plaintiff to the effect that the community could provide him with two free parking spaces or pay money in return for the bird droppings, he nevertheless rejected, says Konrad.

The plaintiff resident has not yet responded to requests for a statement.

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Report in the "Allgäuer Zeitung"

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