The first meeting between the candidates for mayor of Forlì was held yesterday evening, Thursday 9 May, organized by CNA Area Forlì city, which made it necessary to use the two rooms of the Romagna Chamber of Commerce, in order to host The over 300 entrepreneurs and citizens present. To confront Gian Luca Zattinifor the Centre-Right alignment, Graziano Rinaldini for the Center Left deployment e Vito Botticella for the Italian Communist Party, moderated by Federica Mosconi of Teleromagna.
The meeting saw the candidates debate in a rather lively manner on the themes proposed by the association, following the trajectories anticipated by Lorenzo Zanottipresident of CNA Forlì-Cesena, who explained how the association organized the meeting because it is proud and in love with its territory and from the introduction of the president of CNA Area Forlì city, Davide Bellini, The which invited the typical concreteness of entrepreneurs, underlining how much the city must rediscover the pride of being an industrious reality, which finds its strength in a healthy and capable entrepreneurial system.
Five themes were proposed. The first argument le supra-municipal policiesfor which we focused on infrastructure such as, for example, the fate of the Ravegnana, fundamental for reaching the port of Ravenna with the boats we produce here in Forlì. Then the cabling of the production areas and the policies for the city’s airport. Subsequently i local taxesfor which it was asked to reduce IMU rates to a minimum on production properties and to discuss waste management, which has become enormously costly for businesses. Then it was the turn of the bureaucracya problem considered a priority by over 95% of our businesses. This topic has been discussed digitization of municipal archivesbut a proactive approach from the technical offices was also requested.
Penultimate, the support for businesses and employment, which brought with it many themes such as: zero kilometer procurement, urban regeneration which includes both the use of the former Eridania area and the creation of the PUG. Then the policies for business continuity and the role of the university. Finally, the safety and illegal practiceswhich also remain a significant problem in our municipality.
The challenge was taken up by the candidates, who appreciated the association’s proposals, effectively agreeing to consider them an important addition to their political program. There were also many questions collected from the public, which led the candidates to discuss floods and reconstruction, health with reference to the construction of houses for the community and Cau, solutions for the lack of production warehouses and the housing crisis, the aeronautical hub and the historic centre.
To conclude the general director of CNA Forlì-Cesena, Franco Napolitanowho in appreciating the style of the evening, underlined how the association’s proposals will be the object of discussion with whoever will be elected to administer the city, with the same concreteness and firmness.
“In fact – he underlines Davide Bellini – this evening we placed the businesses of our city at the center of policies, with the awareness that on the one hand SMEs represent an essential cornerstone of our city and that on the other, they play a fundamental role in the socio-economic stability of the community”.
