Reggio. The City Council approved the Single Planning Document (Dup)

REGGIO CALABRIA – In yesterday’s City Council meeting, it was the Single Programming Document (Dup) for the period 2024-2026 was approved. After the preliminary questions, during which the events concerning the increase in the cost of hourly parking in some areas of the city were raised, the closure of the premises that house the General Prosecutor’s Office of Reggio Calabria and the subsequent reopening, and some aspects concerning the Bridge over the Strait, the city Assize immediately focused on the analysis of the Dup.

The “Lega Salvini-Calabria” council group, in fact, presented 32 agendas, 12 amendments, one observation, 43 recommendations and 106 suggestions, for a total of 194 annexes to the Dup. Seventeen, however, were the amendments proposed by councilor Demetrio Marino. One that of councilor Saverio Pazzano. Both the amendments and the agendas put to the vote were rejected by the Council. The Single Planning Document, after a very long discussion, was finally approved with 17 votes in favor and 9 against.

Subsequently, we moved on to the approval of the point concerning the identification of the PEEP and PIP areas for the year 2024 and the agenda concerning the remedial acquisition of land occupied for the construction of the “extension of Viale Calabria, S section. Giuseppe Gebbione”. Still later, the Council approved the 14 points on the agenda regarding the recognition of the legitimacy of as many off-balance sheet debts.

As for the establishment of an investigative commission on cycle paths, the relevant item on the agenda, presented by the opposition councillors, was rejected by the city council. Finally, with reference to the motion presented by councilor Massimo Ripepi regarding the increase in the cost of hourly parking in some areas of the city centre, the same was sent back to the competent commission, as there was not the necessary unanimity on the immediate discussion.

Compact majority: “document that meets the needs of citizens”

For the city councilors of the majority in Palazzo San Giorgio, the approval of the Single Planning Document 2024-2026 is the result of the commitment of the members of the First Budget Commission, chaired by Councilor Pino Cuzzocrea, and of the Third Territorial Planning Commission, chaired by Councilor Giuseppe Sera. For PD group leader Giuseppe Sera, “the objective was to meet the needs of citizens with this Dup and the budget document, with particular attention to the outskirts of cities. We witnessed a great theatrical performance by the minority, although I thank councilor Minicuci for the amount of work he has done. Personally, I can understand constructive criticism, but not stonewalling. In the third commission we discussed the three-year plan for public works for five sessions. I do not agree with the partisan intervention of moving the works of the third year to the first year which obscures the work of a majority which was carried out, as I said, primarily in favor of the suburbs. This Dupi which is not a copy/paste: just look at the hiring with the new 130 jobs, the stabilization of as many units of employees that the Ex Multiservizi and Lsu and Lpu have been waiting for for years”.

For Carmelo Versace “the discussion in the Third Commission seemed to me to have taken place unanimously. We must record a disrespectful attitude towards President Sera who tried to involve us all. Personally, I thank Minicuci for his contribution even if, given the diversity of positions, we may disagree. The fact that we went from 50 days to 37 days by reducing the indications of delay is a merit, I thank the council and the councilors who are making a great effort. I thank councilor Lanucara for his collaboration within the municipal commission for responses to seaside resorts, work done together quietly, without rifts”.