This Thursday, June 27, the debates of the Millau municipal council addressed future development work (at the Jules-Ferry school and at La Maladrerie).
Returning to the council room at the Town Hall after an “exile” of several years at the Halle Viaduc, the debates between municipal elected officials took, this Thursday, June 27 in the evening, a very practical turn. Concerning even since several work files were discussed in the short or medium term.
A synthetic pitch at Maladrerie in September 2025
Jean-Pierre Mas, sports assistant, presented the municipal project concerning the transformation of a grass field into a synthetic field at the Maladrerie complex. “Around fifty teams use the current grass pitch for an average of 25 hours per week. It’s intensive! This undermines good maintenance and no longer allows us to offer a good quality of play for football practice in season winter in particular.” The elected official also specifies “watering required, every night, from May to September.”
Hence the choice of a synthetic pitch.which allows you to play seven days a week, twelve hours a day whatever the weather conditions.“Jean-Pierre Mas adds the choice made by the City to create this land “with natural filling only (cork, corn cob or sand)” with, in the end, much less watering, more fertilizer or phytosanitary products.
An investment of €1.1 million (including €206,000 from the Region, €41,200 from the Department, €261,150 from the City) and the hope of a subsidy from the National Sports Agency. “Our first request for €412,000 was refused. We will reposition ourselves at the beginning of 2025 by asking for less.” Preliminary studies for the work are announced for the first quarter of 2025 for work launched in April of the same year and delivery expected in September 2025.
Greening of Jules-Ferry schoolyards
Announced at the start of the school year last September, the project to plant greenery in the Jules-Ferry schoolyards (nursery and primary) was confirmed and detailed by Aurélie Eson, deputy in charge of education. “The work will take place in July-August. Jules-Ferry is the pilot for our schoolyard greening project.” A project announced at nearly €400,000 with funding expected from Europe (€59,000), the water agency (€100,000), the Region (€78,000) and the Department (€39,000)”. The City itself should provide €77,000 in self-financing.
“We worked with teachers and city green space agents and parents of students,” explains Aurélie Eson. “Certain elements, which are on the visuals, will not be there initially because certain companies did not respond to our calls for tenders. The plants are, of course, suitable. For primary schools, up to here very mineral, the changes will be spectacular.”
