Thursday January 9, in the town of Araules, we had the unpleasant surprise of discovering the tagged bus shelters. A “No” spray painted in black, to disapprove of the message from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region: “The Region helps its municipalities”.
“This message may be against the Region, but it is also and above all the municipality that these tags do harm. » Nadine Dufour, mayor of Araules, doesn't beat around the bush when we talk to her about the incivility noticed on the bus shelters and signs in her town.
An unforeseen human and financial cost to have to manage
Noticed by the population, this way of expressing oneself has a cost, as the councilor explains to us: “It’s an unforeseen additional burden. We have to mobilize staff and that’s time they can’t spend elsewhere. Wasted time. »
To limit expenses, the municipal agent will be accompanied by an assistant to carry out the cleaning, as soon as the window cleaning products have arrived. Beyond the gesture, what displeases is “the bad image that it sends of the municipality. We are told that it looks ugly and it is not something we want to show off, especially because we are on the way to Santiago de Compostela. »
-The Region, owner of the bus shelters and signs, has announced its intention to file a complaint. A gendarmerie investigation is underway to find the authors of these tags.
