PRESS RELEASE
TRADE. PORTESANI (CDX) THE CENTER-RIGHT WANTS THE HEART OF THE CITY TO BE A LARGE SHOPPING CENTRE, WE WILL ENHANCE OUR ‘PORTICOS’
“One of the founding points of the centre-right program is that of the revitalization of the heart of the city which is unfortunately deserted today due to the siege of the supermarkets. For this reason we want to say to the citizens and operators of the center that for us the priority is the creation of the conditions so that this part of Cremona becomes a large shopping centre. And to do so we will also enhance our porticoes which are a point of great sociality for the people of Cremona”, says Alessandro Portesani today, combining the idea of the large shopping center with that of the valorisation of these elements thus characteristic of Cremona.
“We have important proposals, explains Portesani, starting with taxation: the IMU relief for property owners who decide to rent their buildings according to a fair rent which as an administration we will establish. The review of the limits and areas dedicated to the ZTL with a different and agreed regulation within a table in which representatives of the Municipality, economic categories and residents will sit. The creation of a control room (City Manager) which coordinates the various cultural offers already present in the city and currently unknown. or little valued, and which integrates the tourist and cultural offer of the city by returning to thinking about national and international events”.
“The attentive observer – explains the centre-right candidate – can see how from Piazza del Comune, Piazza Stradivari and up to the beginning of Corso Garibaldi (and Galleria Kennedy) and Via Manzoni, (with the appendix of Piazza Marconi) this l The element is absolutely a constant both in its ancient declination and in its modern and contemporary declination with various forms and structures. In all these years the element has been almost neglected in a fragmentary way but without its overall and unitary systematization “.
“Our administration – explains Portesani – will want to systematize this element with different objectives: relaunching the commercial system of the many operators (fixed and itinerant) who have their activities located in this space. Transforming them back into aggregation centers for different generations of citizens (just think of what the Galleria XXV Aprile represented in the 70s/80s for those then young generations; make them a showcase for the art of luthiers (presence of the Consortium of luthiers), a UNESCO intangible heritage; monitor the state of the homes to make them increase the commercial value and consequently the interest of investors”.
“We must intervene quickly”, concludes Portesani. “In the last decade, 123 businesses have closed. Frightening percentages in the historic center where 30% of businesses have lowered their shutters without raising them again. According to Confcommercio Cremona, over 24% of traders have said goodbye to the profession”.
