“We must find a solution as quickly as possible, before December 31. Otherwise, we are heading towards the closure of the Bergerac slaughterhouse. It would be a disaster. » Departmental councilor Christophe Rousseau (Bergegerac 1) did not hide his concern about the future of the structure, Tuesday November 26, during a plenary meeting of the Dordogne Departmental Council.
The reason? The financial results of the Mixed Economy Company of Bergerac Abattoirs (Semab), plagued by chronic deficits. Éric Frétillère (Montaigne and Gurson), also a farmer, insists: “I want to reaffirm the role of this public slaughterhouse in the current agricultural context. It is essential to preserve it. »
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Position shared by the president of the Bergerac urban community (CAB), Frédéric Delmarès: “But we are at the end of what can be done in terms of management and savings. The imbalance is linked to a fee. » The latter is paid by Semab to the City of Bergerac, owner of the tool.
Jacques Auzou, president of Greater Périgueux (the Agglo is a shareholder of Semab), hit the nail on the head: “A mayor makes money on everyone's backs, that's the reality. » Same vision for Jérôme Bétaille (Sud-Bergeracois): “Since the creation of Semab, 600,000 euros have returned to the accounts of the City of Bergerac. There is no question of a local authority benefiting from a return on investment compared to others, it is indecent. »
Another solution could be found: the takeover of the slaughterhouse by the CAB. For 1 symbolic euro? Frédéric Delmarès sets limits: “Which intermunicipal president would accept without guaranteeing the means to assume this competence? » A round table will very soon be organized between farmers and elected officials, including the Arles resident of this departmental session: the mayor of Bergerac, Jonathan Prioleaud. “This protagonist is missing because he is not a departmental advisor,” said the president of the Department, Germinal Peiro.
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