“I accepted the comparison with great pleasure among the mayoral candidates at the Casa della Salute e dell’Ambiente of Manfredonia, a very precious reality of our social fabric which carefully monitors the quality of the health and environment of the territory”. This was stated by the centre-left mayoral candidate, Domenico La Marca.
“When we talk about the environment, in a land as affected as that of Manfredonia, we cannot help but look to the past to avoid making tragic mistakes again. The Enichem dramawith a human and environmental sacrifice that still takes its toll today, must be the most precious memory for our future work. Development, as I have said several times, must find its courage and must be based on the liveability and sustainability of its proposal. Development must put the well-being of citizens and the community at the centre territory. I strongly believe that a new development can arise from the South with ingenuity and innovative visions. Our task, as city administrators, must be to create the conditions to guarantee safe development without risks to the health of workers”.
And he adds: “For this reason, we will reiterate ours no to the establishment of the Energas mega depot, following what will happen on July 3rd when the Council of State will decide on Energas’ appeal to the TAR. We will commit ourselves, as requested by the association yesterday, to align the city and the entire community – as already done previously – against this hypothesis which is harmful to the environment and not very convenient for the employment of Manfredonia. Environmental protection is a priority of our government program. This priority, however, looks to the past not in an attempt at immobility, but with the idea of building a better future. The sacrifice of so many men and women who paid their lives for the pollution associated with petrochemicals, who must be remembered by the city in a symbolic way, must encourage us to redeem this territory with sustainable models and practices”.
Then he concludes: “It is for this reason that I will commit to creating a municipally managed renewable energy community, an innovative way to produce clean energy, healthy and economic development. The energy community, an association between citizens, public administrations and small and medium-sized enterprises that come together to produce, exchange and consume energy from renewable sources on a local scale, can be one of the answers to the need for clean energy production and not as impactful as there is in the city. Politics is called to protect the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems and human health: this will be our commitment. Furthermore, the Municipality will join the national network of “Sustainable Cities”, with the commitment to plant 300 trees a year, at least one for each new born”.
