 Important projects during his mayoralty were things such as opening up building development areas like Breite Wiese, dredging the Aschaff for flood control, and laying down requirements for further development at the YMOS metalworks which were then being operated in the community, employing more than a thousand workers.Further businesses such as the drinks industry and tourism managed to blossom.Substantial infrastructure projects in waterworks and sewage and transport links were undertaken and successfully completed.