Tomorrow, Thursday 23 May, at 12, ribbon cutting for the new Aldo Moro Park, the green area in the heart of Messina, in the presence of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilors and the General Director of the Municipality, together with the Presidents and Board of Directors of the Municipal participations, in which the Prime Minister and the Councillors, the V Municipality, and the civil, military and religious authorities of the City were invited to participate.
“The redevelopment project of Aldo Moro Park, presented in January 2022, is a reality today. It will be a day historic for Messina, the result of a demanding and ambitious work started with the De Luca Administration and completed with the current one which returns to the people of Messina an urban space that remained abandoned and unknown for more than 50 years”, said the mayor Federico Basile.
The Aldo Moro Park is an innovative project that falls within the scope of the renaturalization and recovery program of public parks and gardens envisaged by the ForestaMe Programme, in the wake of the Administration’s commitment aimed at recovering and enhancing not only the local heritage but also carrying out a redevelopment operation to bring benefits and new services for citizens. The project, financed for an amount of 2 million euros, involved redevelopment interventions in the entire area of 14 thousand square meters and, conceived with attention to the connection with the territory of Messina, the new configuration combines functionality and aesthetics to return a space to the City diversified, capable of satisfying every lifestyle and involving every citizen, not only families and children but also animal lovers and sportsmen. The new Aldo Moro Park features English lawns, a play area and water games, a refreshment point framed by panoramic views overlooking the Strait, all characterized by the valorisation and protection of the listed historical remains, present in the park. The new composition of the greenery is an integral part of the project, with a significant increase in the plant heritage, also in compliance with urban planning constraints. Local species were favored, thus promoting the biodiversity of the area and creating shading areas and street furniture. The area has been redeveloped to be multifunctional and among the new features the inclusion of spaces for recreational activities and also the possibility of practicing physical activity stand out, and upon completion of the redevelopment, furniture, baskets, benches and accessories to delimit the areas have also been included walkways.
“Ultimately, there is now another green lung of the City, together with the redeveloped Villa Dante, where citizens can walk, meet and discuss, in community, inclusive and sustainable spaces that make Messina a City that evolves into a ever better and more attractive dimension”, says Basile.
