Madeleine district and Place Garibaldi, Nice town hall has just taken measures against certain businesses, to combat nuisance. The opposition calls for restricting the development of night grocery stores and kebab shops. The City calls for nuance…
Tighten the screw, yes, but how tight? In recent weeks, the town hall has issued new orders to prohibit the sale of alcohol in the evening at Madeleine and Garibaldi, two areas particularly affected by incivility and drunken groups. The subject arises for other corners of Nice-Historique.
During the last municipal council of the year, Wednesday December 18, the debate was addressed with the deliberation led by the deputy mayor in charge of these files, Franck Martin. The idea being to “preempt further”, to prevent problematic brands from setting up at La Madeleine, “and to promote commercial diversity”.
“Are we in Tunisia?”
Reaction of the opposition, with Jean Moucheboeuf (ex-RN): “the observation is distressing. Like a beauty of the night, nocturnal grocery stores are springing up everywhere. Except that the scent that emanates from them is that of noise pollution, insecurity, illegality for some.”
And to continue, annoyed: “We had made an inventory of the kebabs on Boulevard Gambetta, a demonstration of a cultural replacement and an impoverishment of this main axis. You had described our intervention as caricatured, shocking, a real provocation. Almost a attack on the values of the Republic! 4 years later, you prove us right, but this time on Boulevard de la Madeleine with a Calif market or Aux délices de Djerba (are we in Tunisia?).”
While concluding: “Your comments denouncing kebabs should be extended to all businesses generating nighttime nuisance and which, for the most part, also sell alcohol at night without authorization.”
“Your words have connotations”
At some length, the mayor, Christian Estrosi (Horizons), took the microphone again to deny some of these elements. “It was a local resident, former president of a neighborhood committee, who mentioned kebabs. During an exchange with residents, I listened to her intervention without giving my opinion” he asked. “There is a question of diversity of businesses, of balance, of the fight against nuisances, but I do not intend to single out businesses and even less a particular culture. Many people in Nice, including among my elected officials, are enjoy kebabs or couscous and everyone deserves respect.
The first deputy in charge of security, Anthony Borré, takes action: “It’s been 15 years since Christian Estrosi issued a decree to prohibit the sale of alcohol after 10 p.m. Now at 8 p.m., in places.”
“You’re talking to me about kebabs, but among the brands that worry me, those that sell beers to wandering people, are Monoprix and Carrefour Market! We are acting to boost the activity, to regulate, without discrimination, and without the connotations that can be detected in your words…”
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