“Once again the municipal administration of Reggio Calabria launches an attack on the green and arboreal heritage of the city. After having attacked the palm trees of the Falcomatà seafront, having cut down hundreds of trees throughout the city, it is the turn of the green areas of Piazza Milan”.
This is what was reported in a press note by the Viale Calabria-Via Palmi neighborhood committee.
“From one day to the next, the citizens residing in the areas adjacent to Piazza Milano saw the area between Via Palmi and Piazza Milano fenced off and after a few days with incredible ferocity, a beautiful hedge, and at least a dozen among others, some valuable trees such as 4 multiflora Magnolias, some Jacaranda mimosifolia trees and other beautiful trees that at least embellished this area just outside the city center” – we read in the note..
“To frame this unspeakable way of acting, not a sign of who the contracting company for the works is, what the new project is, the amount, the start of the works, in short, nothing at all. We can only note that the Falcomatà administration applies once again the paradigm of the Marquis del Grillo: I am me and you are not a c… And it is precisely to the “Marquis del Grillo Falcomatà” and his associates that we appeal, what city are you leaving to ours and to your children, also asking us a question: would any “redevelopment” project for the area conflict with the trees present?” – goes on.
“Once again we attach the link where you can download: https://www.consiglioregionale.calabria.it/upload/testicoordinati/2024-07_2024-02-07.pdf Regional law 7 February 2024, n. 7 “Regulations on the matter of valorisation of green areas and plant formations in urban areas” (BURC no. 31 of 8 February 2024). In particular we cite article 8 in paragraph 1: “In order to guarantee the conservation and renewal of the arboreal heritage or hedges or perennial shrub and herbaceous components uprooted, for each tree felled or for each hedge or perennial shrub and herbaceous component uprooted, the planting of two or more trees belonging to the same species is envisaged respectively, except in cases of invasive alien species , to be carried out, within the limits of the Municipalities’ budget availability, within six months from the date of the felling authorization” – concludes the content of the press note.
