by a contribution of Mino Vallo
This time the reality far exceeds even the wildest imagination. With
decision published on 16 March and kept secret until it was published in the press, the councilors and public opinion (as you can to conceal like a sentence for 45 days?) the City of Castrignano was sentenced to pay to the Company "Harbour Marina di Leuca" the sum of €. 2,669,565, 71 (or more than 5 billion of the old coinage), as well as currency appreciation from 19/12/2005 (additional €. 218,017.18) and statutory interest from 06/11/2001 (additional €. 566,515.15) for a total of about €. 3,454,098.04 (three million four hundred fifty four thousand and ninety eight Euros). In addition there are over 20,000.00 euros in legal fees that we pay the lawyer of the company and the expenses and fees we will be quantified by the Advocate of the City!
In regard to this disaster, I read on the gdm Mayor Antonio Ferraro, ... wait ... that he is officially communicated the decision ... .. to consult with the lawyers of the City! What to expect if you already have the verdict? As may be notified and have only 30 days to bring the appeal? Wait, then say, as usual, there is no time to find a better solution than the one we will graciously given by our private partner? This is how the mayor intends to defend the best interests of the City?
And the Government? It was set aware of the facts as they really happened? This time will expect to know minute by minute, what remedies are being prepared? Or those of joint enterprise "Port SpA" will continue to be business in which the assessors can not even put my nose?
was made a board meeting of group leaders during which Antonio Ferraro has decided not to decide. Another 15 days have passed and still nothing has been decided!
Is there anyone, even among members of the majority of the population, who still believes that Anthony Ferraro is the right person to defend the interests of the municipality in respect of the private joint enterprise? There someone who trusts more in Castrignano of this mayor and to his "promises sailor?
Like that "advisors, counselors, people do not worry I will manage to speak with the private settle down and see everything, because it gives me 'straight." (Sic)
Since 1999 Today they were placed in the port of Leuca of things ... but always to the detriment of the citizens!
And today is just another act in the most reckless and attempted robbery against us and the majority instead of a table open for discussion and debate in city council and public with you, as the situation undoubtedly requires, try to hide such a decision for more than two months and with this evidence of those who are also his responsibility.
is a nightmare. If this ruling remains, the City of Castrignano failing - and being unable to ever have - even ¼ of the money used will have to declare the insolvency . Mayor
But wait! How long have you waiting for? And what must we wait? I seem to live in a community of crazy!
But tomorrow, what will we say to our children? We will tell them that once we had a beautiful Marina and - to ensure them a prosperous future - we, reluctantly, accepted di deturparla costruendo un bel Porto nella sua rada più amena, ai piedi del promontorio Japigio, uno dei posti più belli e più noti d’Italia. Poi, un bel giorno è arrivato un imprenditore, senza denaro e senza scrupoli, amico di un amico, lo abbiamo fatto accomodare alla nostra tavola, e per più di dieci anni ha mangiato a piene mani il poco cibo che avevamo, mentre noi raccoglievamo le poche briciole che cadevano dal suo tavolo, finché un giorno seccato della nostra presenza non ha deciso di cacciarci via, come servi ormai inutili e pure fastidiosi! E per pagare la fame di questo imprenditore illuminato ci siamo dovuti tassare per venti anni anche l’aria e l’acqua.
I cittadini devono awake from the torpor in which they were confined by a policy for too long too close to certain interests and take note of political responsibility and management of a c loose center-right leader truly disastrous Castrignano which led to this shameful situation.
And that, while necessary, is not even enough. The City needs a cultural and political awakening of its citizens. Every responsible citizen must necessarily make its voice heard.
If we want things to change we can no longer wait for others to change, but we must be the first to change, according to our expectations. If we want policy changes to Castrignano, not simply change the Mayor and the Board, need that every citizen changes.
The Democratic Party calls on the same majority in the City Council for there to be the achievement of political awareness: you can not afford to waste any more time, we must drastically change course. It is no longer a conflict between majority and opposition, but of responsibility and irresponsibility on the part of those who represent the citizens, it should immediately open a peaceful confrontation in the city council to get to the truth of this absurd story of the marina.
If the majority, In recent years, has done the right thing should not fear the truth, the truth never hurts a just cause.
Continue in this way rather must defeat them afraid, because it means all the sacrifices that families already on their way to the end of the month. Disruption is to say: the indiscriminate increase in council tax, reducing or even blocking of services and lack of investment and thus further foreclosure to any prospect of development. If you do not immediately reverse the course this is the future that awaits us and this is, alas, what we leave to our children.
Mino Vallo.