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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday July 31 2016, @11:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-did-nazi-that-coming dept.

Homeowners on a street in Germany have been told they must foot the bill for their road's construction - even though it's been there for nearly 80 years.

[...] The bills included a conversion from the Nazi-era Reichsmark currency into euros for the original road surface, first laid in 1937, which is being dubbed "Hitler asphalt" by the German media. The figures were also adjusted for inflation.

While homeowners were perplexed, a court has now confirmed that they must cough up the cash. It determined that while construction began in the 1930s, the road was only officially completed in 2009 when pavements were added. For the intervening period it was considered to be under development.

[...] According to Die Welt, the council says people weren't required to contribute towards road construction under the Third Reich, so the costs are simply being billed now. The court agreed, saying that the length of time involved doesn't matter. "There is no statute of limitations in relation to the construction work," says Franziska Hoette, a judge at Dusseldorf's Administrative Court.

Source: BBC News


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @01:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @01:20PM (#382261)

    That will teach'em not to be be Nazis again.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @10:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 31 2016, @10:56PM (#382389)

    Muslims are doing that right now in germany