In the 117.5 million euros of the multi-year investment plan (PPI) voted on Thursday, November 28, 2024, by the elected representatives of the Mont-Saint-Michel Normandy (Manche) agglomeration community, 13.4 million are intended to projects located in Avranches. Indeed, developments are planned for Aquabaie, but also for the media library, the cultural center, the leisure reception and the renovation of the Tourist Office. Compared to other municipalities in the region, it is the best-off in terms of projects announced for the next eight years.
10% of the population of the Agglo
Is there de facto favoritism towards Avranches? « Non »table David Nicolas, the president of the urban community and the mayor of the town. “In this PPI, we took all the projects that were in the pipeline. It turns out that among the latter, there are some in Avranches and we have been waiting for them for a long time. We’ve been waiting for the media library for 15 years. The same goes for the tourist office which dates from the 1990s, it is in poor condition. »
According to him, few investments from the community have been made in Avranches since 2017. “These projects are intended for residents, they are eagerly awaitedhe underlines, recalling that his commune is the most populated in the territory. It represents 10% of the population of the urban community. »
“The objective is to dialogue between municipal projects and the urban community, which is, let us remember, a cooperative of municipalitieshe specifies. The PPI carries out municipal projects throughout the territory. » Significant sums are also earmarked for Saint-James with the renovation of the Clos-Tardif sports complex or in Mortain, with the renovation of the swimming pool.
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