“The opposition is riding on this tragedy to hide its responsibilities”
The municipality's response to the criticisms of its opposition was quick. And she is scathing: “We are faced with an arc of opponents ranging from the extreme left to the extreme right who, out of political greed, are surfing and exploiting the drama of Valencia in an attempt to exist. While trying to make people forget, for some, that they systematically maneuvered against all the revegetation and de-waterproofing projects carried out by Christian Estrosi, and for others to conceal their own signature and therefore their co-responsibility”the advance of Bastien Nespoulous.
The general director of city services recalls that the development of the Var plain is the result of a “partnership contract signed in 2008 between the State, the Region, the urban community… and the Department, then chaired by Éric Ciotti. The latter community also renewed its signature without reservation in 2019.”
He supports: “When Christian Estrosi was Minister of Regional Planning, in 2006, Éric Ciotti was his advisor, followed the principle of creating the Nice Ecovallée National Interest Operation – which he had recorded at the interministerial planning committee of the territory – and its implementation.”
“The same people would like us to believe that they are now discovering the Grand Arénas or Nice Méridia projects that they themselves have validated”exclaims Bastien Nespoulous.
Development programs “structured and controlled”assures the City. Where reigned “anarchy and misuse of use”according to her. “Far from the nostalgic image of fields of chard and carnations that some would like to sell us today, the reality is that, when we dig to plant trees and de-waterproof, it is on asbestos and tire dumps that we fall.”
As for the Paillon, Bastien Nespoulous reminds the members of Viva! that the State has prescribed the revision of its risk prevention plan in 2020.
“It’s in progress.”he assures. Even if, “without delay, the Metropolis has chosen to adopt a prospective approach by commissioning a study of the risks facing these new climate issues which will actually be submitted to the next metropolitan council.he confirms, tackling his opponents in passing: “Because the risk linked to the multiplication and intensification of these extreme events is a serious subject, we have chosen to treat it seriously, when others are content to spin their pinwheels in the wind.”
