Cap sports: rant from departmental elected officials from the south of Côtes d’Armor

Gathered at Brittany Velodromein Loudéac (Côtes d’Armor) on Wednesday June 12, 2024 the departmental councilors of the cantons of Guerledan, Broons And Loudéac rose up against the budget cut operated by the Department of Côtes d’Armor concerning Cap Sports.

This system allows many young people to discover And practice Very diverse sporting activities throughout the year.

100,000 euros less

In view of the prejudice generated, according to them, by this measure, the sum thus saved by the Department, €100,000does not seem huge to them for a community of this size: “We don’t see the point,” gets annoyed. Isabelle Goré-Chapel.

For the departmental councilor of the canton of Broons, it is also a question of principle“territorial equity: we know well that the sporting offer is much more dense in urban (on the coast) and rural areas.

Budgetary restrictions had indeed been announced by the executive of the Departmental Council. But according to Romain Boutron (canton of Loudéac) “by presenting the budget, they ensured that it does not appear clearly. I looked for where the cuts had been made, but I couldn’t find, and yet, in terms of the Departmental Council’s budget, I know a little about it…”

Rant on a symbolic date

Finally, he only learned about ten days later, “at the end of March, when the mail on the reduction of the sports budget was sent to the associations” which until then benefited from the support of the Department.

Elected officials from the south of Côtes d’Armor have chosen the day of annual Cap Sports festival to push this new “rant” against the departmental majority.

130 children (just around 20 fewer than expected) took part in a range of diverse sporting activities, from handball and archery to cycling agility and climbing.

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