Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the federal public law appeal was admissible despite the cantonal government not being an 'upper court'.
Decisione estratta
The appeal was admissible; the cantonal decision was treated as a final cantonal decision and the transitional provisions of the BGG prevented the lack of an upper court from barring review.
Motivazione estratta
The Regierungsrat dealt with the merits after the district authority's eventual reasoning, so the decision qualified as a substantive decision. The transitional period for adapting cantonal judicial organization still applied.