There were 300 mayors or deputies who came this Saturday, November 9 to the patronage hall of Sancey to participate in the general assembly of rural mayors of Doubs (AMR 25). “The department has 569 municipalities and 481 members of our association, including 20 additional municipalities this year,” describes the president, Charles Piquard.
Heritage, “our memory”
Responsible for leading a round table, Serge Delfils, the mayor of Blamont, raised the central problem of heritage maintenance, the theme of the day. “We must challenge ourselves to maintain and conserve this heritage which is our memory, because we are only passing through.” Present in Sancey, Michel Fournier, the president of the Rural Mayors of France, denounced the inertia which slows down the action of elected officials. “In 1989, it took us a maximum of 18 months to complete a project. Now we need a warrant! It’s too long, we’re drowning in administration.”
Aid to municipalities maintained in 2025
The president of the Department, Christine Bouquin, highlighted two recent examples of rehabilitation of the old, in Geneuille and L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs. And made an important announcement in a tense budgetary context. “Aid to municipalities will be maintained in 2025. Let’s believe in the future! » Gérard Dutrieux, the mayor of Vellevans, spoke out for the difficulties encountered by the forest communities. “We were impacted by bark beetles. With the recovery plan, we are helped to replant, but it takes 10 years of maintenance before the trees are saved. Who helps us during this time? Forestry is very expensive and when forestry revenues are no longer there, we are in difficulty. »
The final word went to the prefect, Rémi Bastille. “Security is the heart of the gendarmerie's action with family violence, but also drugs which now affect rural areas. We engage in in-depth work with the treatment of addictions and everything that arises from it. »
Among the reasons for satisfaction of the State representative, the operation of the thirty-two Maisons France Services in the department. They respond to people's expectations. »
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