Unsurprisingly, the summary judge once again suspended the orders of the mayors of Saint-Quay-Perros, Pédernec and Châtelaudren-Plouagat (Côtes-d'Armor) asking the State to act urgently on the issue. medical deserts.
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A suffering territory
Since the beginning of September, nearly fifty people have appeared before the summary judge in Rennes, traveling alone or sometimes in groups, with mayor's scarves on their arms to come and testify and raise awareness about the territory's mortality rate (over 12 % at national level). “People come to see us every day at the town hall to ask us for privileges and to find them a doctor. We can't help them.” Olivier Houzet, mayor of Saint-Quay-Perros, testified during his hearing on November 7, 2024.
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A penalty of €1,000 per day
Like his colleagues, he issued this decree on June 6, 2024 under penalty of a penalty of 1,000 euros per day for the State. If the prefect of Côtes-d'Armor had taken care to challenge all the decrees, he had forgotten one, that of Olivier Houzet. The State could have owed him €150,000 if the judge had not also suspended his order, as well as that of the two others, in an order of November 12, 2024, which has just been made public.
The summary judge considers that if mayors do have police power, this cannot be used to force the State to take measures concerning an area which depends solely on its competence. Four other decisions must still be rendered in this dispute concerning the mayors of La Roche-Jaudy, Loguivy-Plougras, Kermaria-Sulard and Belle-Isle-en-Terre.
