Two bulbs or an entire system? In the impossibility of verification, all that remains is to put the two positions on the scales. Let’s start with those who report: “We have collected the report of Christian Pagliarani, owner of three public businesses in Cesena, including Acquadolce, a small place along the Savio river in via Novembre near the Ponte Vecchio. The request of this entrepreneur seems very simple: to restore the lighting on the Bridge by replacing the bulb of a spotlight”. “It is an application – adds Andrea Rossi, Cambiamo group leader – which arises from the report of several restaurant customers who would like to rediscover the beauty of the evening walk in one of the most evocative views of Cesena. Well, the Municipality’s response, through the electronic counter, was that the system in question, despite being connected to public lighting, is not being maintained by Hera. Therefore, it does not currently have resources for the installation of the system, which is not strictly necessary for the public roads and therefore does not require urgent intervention, the report will be subject to a technical-economic verification of project feasibility for possible inclusion in future investment projects”.
“But how – Rossi asks – does the Municipality that must ferry Cesena towards the challenges of the future, which has coffers rich in resources thanks to Pnnr funds, not have the money to change the light bulbs in public street lights?”. “In this electoral campaign, both on the left and on the right – thunders Cambiamo group leader Andrea Rossi – I often hear discussions about pharaonic projects that will change the face of Cesena. Then a private business asks to simply replace two burned out light bulbs in the street lamps and the The public body responds that there are no funds.” “This episode – concludes Rossi – confirms what we have been saying for some time now, that is, that this political class, in facts, ideas and even in language, continues to be too distant from pragmatism and the real needs of ordinary people. A distance that perceives every day and which remains at the basis of people’s distrust towards politics. An art of high ingenuity which, sometimes, is worth two light bulbs”.
“More than two light bulbs…” comments the Councilor for Public Works Christian Castorri dryly. “In reality – he states – the system needs to be replaced, complete with cables, 11 light points, for a cost estimate of 10 thousand euros. We are working on it”. Time will tell. Unless the bridge remains dark.
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