Brakes on energy expenditure

Page flips at the Maritime Center rainbow, In Kaysersberg Vignoble: The three cabins in the fitness and wellness area (two saunas and a hammam) will lower the curtain next September, September 10th, a necessary respite for subscribers so that they can continue to benefit from this equipment they have paid for.

This spa treatment service opened in 2001 and is very popular with a core group of regulars who appreciate the luxury offered by the heat, whether dry or wet. This inter-municipal facility has three small cabins: a sauna with chromotherapy, an infrared cabin, a hammam and a solarium, all powered by electricity. In February, during a discussion of budget guidance at the CCVK (Community of Kaysersberg Valley Municipalities), elected officials pointed to increases in the cost of energy, further weighing in on sea space accounts that weren’t in attendance at best.

This year CCVK expects a residual charge of €930,000, more than €1 million by consolidating small investments but without replenishment of energy for all this equipment that swallowed 2188 MWh last year under wood chips (more than 50% of consumption), gas and electricity , that is, an invoice of about 200,000 euros.

“Do not consult with users”

Studying the renovation of the saunas and hammams last year (about 200,000 euros of investment according to the Ad Hoc Committee), the elected officials realized that the cost of their operation would increase, if one believes the inventory carried out by the “sports equipment” of the CCVK; and they stressed that the new cabins would consume More power: 84 megawatts, or €31,000 in energy expenditure, compared to the €9,000 that currently consumes 64 megawatt-hours.

It is likely that this popular public service will no longer open its doors. The space left unfilled could benefit the fitness area … Marcel Blanc, one of its ardent users, sees in this equipment that he attends the Public Health Service three times a week and his disappointment is much greater. Jay Crotty, another regular, says he’s “extremely disappointed with the unilateral decision (editor’s note: ratified on June 8 during a CCVK meeting) that was taken without consultation with the users facing the fait accompli. It’s a public service and I’m amazed that the cabin renovation It costs a lot. What also amazes me is the energy consumption once the equipment is renewed. It should be the opposite … Regeneration should lead to a decrease in consumption … In any case, the sauna has always been the weak link “, considers the Kaysersberg Vignoble resident who also frequents the seaside fitness area in the Kaysersberg valley.

read more CCVK meets Thursday, June 8 at 6 pm, in Orbi; On this occasion, the officially elected members of society will decide to close the Arc-en-Ciel spa service.