– We must stay in Kristiansand as a district. We want to stay where we are today, says Gunvor Johansen. She is one of the residents who challenged Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) when he came to Søgne on Friday. – Who will pay for this?, asked another resident. A year ago, Vedum promised to reverse the merger in Kristiansand, if the residents wanted it. – We voted for people in Søgne to have their say. And I will respect that regardless of which position it is, said Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) during his visit to Søgne today. Is it right to spend money on a reversal? – If the residents of Søgne want to be their own municipality, then they should be. The experience with the solution is that it can be much cheaper than you think. The black umbrellas are used to mark that they will be in the greater municipality of Kristiansand. Will not reverse The state administrator in Agder must carry out an investigation into a possible reversal. The report should be ready in the new year. Johansen believes it is important to have the report in place before a referendum. – We will not have a referendum until we have all the papers and information. Around 200 have turned up at Tangvall in Søgne today. The action group “Yes to Søgne in Kristiansand” has encouraged people to show up and tell Vedum what they think about the process he has started in Søgne. Photo: Eirik Damsgaard / news She believes the residents will be better off as part of Kristiansand municipality. – Of course there are some who have bad experiences, but there are more who have had good experiences, she believes. Sindre Solberg is one of the campaigners for Søgne to leave Kristiansand. Photo: Eirik Damsgaard / news Will have Søgne back There have been strong forces in Søgne to break away from Kristiansand. Sindre Solberg is one of them. – Søgne people are furious, he says to Vedum. He believes the merger has, among other things, led to school cuts for Søgne. – And construction matters, for example. Everything has been destroyed. I want Søgne back anyway. That war never gives up. Photo: Eirik Damsgaard / news – SP has fired this up Earlier today, Vedum was in Kristiansand to visit mayor Jan Oddvar Skisland (Ap) for the first time after the Søgne row. – The temperature was high in June, and I said I would come at the first opportunity, said Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) when he came to the mayor. The Kristiansand mayor believes the Center Party has “fired up” the row in Søgne. – But it is SP that has fired this up, says Skisland. – I don’t want to say that, replies Vedum. The party leaders met school children in debate on Arendalsuka’s last day.
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