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6 minutes with Daniel Sormanni, MCG municipal councilor in the City of Geneva

Will Geneva have its new Mont Blanc footbridge? Residents will vote on a referendum on November 24. The MCG even filed an appeal against the explanatory posters, posted upstream of the Mont-Blanc bridge. The MCG municipal councilor in the City of Geneva, Daniel Sormanni, was the guest of Béatrice Rul, at 7:30 a.m., on Radio Lac.

You are therefore opposed to the construction of this Mont-Blanc footbridge, which would nevertheless provide an infrastructure dedicated to pedestrians, making it possible to provide a two-way cycle path for cyclists and an additional lane for cars on the Mont-Blanc bridge. So what’s the problem with this gateway?

“The problem is that we don’t solve much with this footbridge and above all we don’t complete the U-cycle which, in principle, we are in favor of. The creation of the footbridge does not make it possible to complete the U-cyclable because the problem of the English Garden is not resolved. There is also the cost of this footbridge, it is simply pharaonic. A pedestrian footbridge at 55 million, even if there are sponsors! “

“The further we go, in Geneva, the more expensive things are”

54 million francs is expensive, but it’s less than a year’s funding for the Grand Théâtre, for a long-lasting infrastructure that will serve everyone…

“We cannot compare an operating budget for the Grand Théâtre with an investment. The further we go, in Geneva, the more expensive things are. We have been talking about this footbridge for ten years. The first project was unrealizable “

“The Executive must not campaign for its project, or if it provides information, it must do so in a balanced manner”

Also in your sights are the explanatory posters posted by the City. You filed an appeal because these posters violate the guarantee of political rights according to you. You request the cancellation and postponement of the vote. Not the first time that there are posters during a vote, this was the case for Clé de Rives or the PLQ Bourgogne. You have not yet filed a complaint…

“It also posed a problem for Burgundy, it also posed a problem for the Clé de Rive! The Executive must not campaign for its project, or if it provides information, it must do so in a balanced way, but it is not balanced! We highlight all the points of a project, strong or weak. The authorities should not campaign in the end, that is not their role, because! plus there is a cost, all that”

“I believe that in terms of puppets, Geneva is already well rated in Berne”

This footbridge is part of the first urban area project. We committed to Bern for its construction with federal subsidies in return. You are a federal elected official, if we don’t build this bridge, Geneva, you will look like a puppet!

“I believe that in terms of puppets, Geneva is already well rated in Bern! We see the way in which all parliamentary initiatives from Geneva are received, even if some would have real interest, so in any case, we are poorly received. This is not going to change anything in relation to our popularity in Berne. We are already very late for the agglomeration plans, which are voted on regularly by the Grand Council. Berne is annoying us all. sides, Berne which even threatened to cut the credits”

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