Urban Soccer still in the sights of the opposition in this Val-d’Oise town

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Urban Soccer is this project desired by the City of Taverny, in Val-d’Oise, of an indoor sports and leisure complex offering footof fellof climbing and catering.

“Unsatisfactory on a sporting level”

For the mayor of Taverny, Florence Portelli (Lr), the rugby field “is unsatisfactory from a sporting point of view” and Urban Soccer “will provide meeting places for our young people”.

Avoid going to Beauchamp

Middle and high school students will be able to practice an activity that does not exist in Taverny. Thomas Cottinet, opposition elected official (Eelv), emphasizes that these paid activities can be done “3 km away, in Beauchamp”.

This equipment must be located on the rugby field – even if rugby is no longer played there – behind the Jacques-Prévert high school, between Pontalis park and the Rd407.

The municipal council decided on September 26 on the disuse of this plot, its downgrading from the public domain (by repealing the previous deliberation on an anticipated downgrading which was not useful) and the authorization of the transfer for 1,463 000 euros excluding taxes, i.e. the price “set by the estate administration”, recalls the deputy mayor responsible for town planning, Gilles Gassenbach.

“Land popular with families”

But Thomas Cottinet (Eelv), leader of the opposition group Changeons d’ère in Taverny, remains opposed to this project which in his eyes will “largely destroy a large plot of green space of 26,600 m² free to use, very popular with families.

The online petition (change.org and Green Voice) that the municipal councilor launched has collected 5,000 signatures to date.

Not really significant in the eyes of Florence Portelli.

“They’re not from Taverny… except Let’s change the era. The usual hundred,” estimates the mayor (Lr) of Taverny. “False,” replies Thomas Cottinet. “Well yes, we looked. When you live in Perpignan and have your say about Taverny, it’s complicated,” continues the commune’s first magistrate.

Carole Faidherbe, deputy mayor responsible for ecological transition, considers the terms of the petition downright “untruthful”, particularly when it is said that it is the “last large lawn of Taverny with free access” or that This is a “green lung”.

“I maintain that it is a green lung and that it is the last large lawn with free access,” judges Thomas Cotinet.

“And what is François-Mitterrand Park? And the esplanade above the A115? », then launched Florence Portelli with a few assistants.

“It’s not a big lawn, there’s relief,” says the opponent… which provokes mockery from Florence Portelli.

The opposition accused of “lying”, of spreading “fake news”

Nicolas Kowbasiuk, education assistant, specifies that Urban Soccer will offer

“places and slots for colleges and schools, to use this effectively private sports equipment. We also listened to the residents by creating a meadow and relocating the paddle boards. Taverny is missing certain local sports facilities. Many young people are forced to take the car to go to Beauchamp.”

The debate was particularly tense over the column in the municipal magazine. Florence Portelli accuses the Changeons d’ère group of having

“Lied. You have the right to be against, but that is not called democratic debate, but fake news.”

The opposition claims in its text that Urban Soccer was exempted from paying the development tax, i.e. €554,000.

For the opposition, the town hall gives a “gift” to Urban Soccer

“We believe that what we say is not false. We criticize the overall setup,” justifies Thomas Cottinet, who evokes “a gift” given to Urban Soccer.

Gilles Gassenbach, explained, once again, that the establishment of Urban Soccer is part of an urban partnership project – Pup -. and that it will finance a certain number of public developments on behalf of the City to the tune of €600,000: construction of a cycle path, creation of a meadow, expansion of Pontalis park, in return for exemption from the development tax.

“Redoing the cycle path is the least we can do because the existing path is destroyed,” says Thomas Cottinet.

The City indicates a gain of €43,000 through this Pup. The mayor of Taverny therefore wanted to firmly point out that she is not giving the company a “gift”.

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