He had chosen to undertake the exercise in pairs, accompanied by his chief of staff, Baptiste Gay. For almost half an hour, the mayor of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Gérard Régnier presented his wishes to the Villeneuvois, in the form of an interview, on the stage of the Georges-Leygues theater, this Sunday, January 12.
The ceremony started with a film retracing the political, cultural and sporting events which marked the year 2024 in the town. Then the mayor swept away the subjects at the center of concerns. He thus discussed the economic situation of the city, highlighting the 800 fewer unemployed and the extension of buildings dedicated to businesses in the different economic zones.
He also mentioned the various projects in progress, with the promise of delivery of the Max-Rousié stadium in the first quarter of 2025, and the athletics track in the second; assured that the work on the Allée Georges-Leygues was on schedule, as was that on the Sainte-Catherine church. At the same time, he mentioned the renovation, this year, of Boulevard De-Lattre-de-Tassigny and Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle, as well as the greening of the Lufflade school.
Lepers on stage
On the issue of security, the mayor announced the upcoming signing of an agreement with the public prosecutor, expanding the intervention skills of the municipal police. “For 2025, I intend to stay the course initiated by the municipal team in place,” he underlined at the end of his speech.
To punctuate this question-and-answer ping-pong between the first councilor and his chief of staff, the former mayor and now deputy, Guillaume Lepers, went on stage to join them for an intervention without a net, emphasizing that he had not left the bastide. “An MP lives in his constituency. I am at the National Assembly three days a week. »
It was to the music of the show “Champs-Élysées” that the elected officials gave way to an acrobatics show called “France is beautiful”, by the Acropole company, from Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve.
