SVP politician and mountain biker Heinz Nacht raised the issue and demanded that the municipality of Köniz become active in this matter, conclude usage agreements with landowners, regulate the liability issue and define a route. However, his fellow councillors were not very receptive to this and demanded that the mountain bikers themselves take over the sponsorship of such a trail.

During the debate, Heinz Nacht rightly asked whether a sponsoring association should be founded for every trail in the municipality. Mountain bikers are individual sportspeople and are not united in clubs like footballers, for example. However, Samuel Hubschmid from Trailnet does not believe that the last word has been spoken on this matter. He told the newspaper "Der Bund" that they will now try to work out a project with a majority together with the administration. He is critical of the idea of setting up an association specifically for this trail. He points out that if there were people in Köniz who wanted to take over the sponsorship of the Ulmiz Trail, they would have done so long ago.

In principle, the parliament showed goodwill and understanding towards mountain bikers, but refrained from taking action. Conversely, they are demanding this from mountain bikers. They should organize their own infrastructure, and no financial help is to be expected from the municipality as a result of the votes during the debate. Will swimmers in Köniz have to maintain their own outdoor pool in future? Footballers will have to sow their own grass in spring? Beach volleyball players to bring in their own sand? The municipality of Köniz advertises its leisure facilities with the slogan "There's no boredom in Köniz" - the slogan takes on a whole new meaning after the local parliamentary meeting.

Media reports on the parliamentary assembly:
http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Das-Parlament-nimmt-die-Biker-in-die-Pflicht/story/29720982
http://www.derbund.ch/bern/region/Koenizer-Biker-sollen-Verantwortung-uebernehmen/story/10283535

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