«Damage to cars and attacks, we are the victims»

The odyssey experienced daily that leads to exasperation and the appeal launched out loud. This is what the teachers and students of the school are experiencing Martucci Conservatory of Salerno which, after the umpteenth acts of vandalism against cars and verbal attacks, bring to light the serious situation of hardship in the Canalone district where the structure is located. Between cut car wheels and broken mirrors, the total absence of parking and an “obstacle” location, the president Luciano Provenza and the director Fulvio Artiano together with the teacher Francesca Sellers they acted as spokespersons for the requests received from both students and teachers who also arrive from Naples or Calabria.

«We are in a complicated situation – declares the teacher – The Conservatory is getting bigger, there are around 1200 students and not all of them come from Salerno. So the need for parking is there, even for a fee. But in these conditions it becomes difficult, we intend not to give up on the issue because many are suffering numerous damages, we come to work, we cannot continue like this.” In the past the situation was reported to the mayor and the prefect: «The lack of parking determines serious and significant social conflict on a daily basis which increasingly frequently leads to illicit conduct. The teachers and students of the Conservatory are often forced to suffer vandalism against their cars. The situation is very worrying – write Provenza and Artiano – on more than one occasion actual aggression has been reported, fortunately so far only verbal”.

And precisely in defense of public safety, the president and the director put a series of proposals on the table, including the increase in Busitalia shuttles to the structure, then also asking for the presence of a police patrol in the area «to protect safety and public order, also considering that, at a distance of only 800 meters from the Conservatory, the Pisacane barracks is located».

Among the proposals that follow the cry of alarm is «the increase in Busitalia shuttles to the Conservatory, considering the current lack of “journeys” leading to the place, with the possibility for teachers and students to allocate the car in dedicated parking areas with daily tickets or long-term passes at discounted prices; the transformation of the Canalone football pitch into a car park, abandoned and in disuse for several years. Considering that the surrounding area is at hydrogeological risk, the car park could remain closed in the event of adverse weather forecasts. The installation of a traffic light would be sufficient which indicates any temporary unusability”. This last idea fell into oblivion but had already been the subject of discussion and could now solve at least part of the problems between coexistence with the residents, who are also exasperated, and the total absence of essential services in the area.

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