Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) The journalist Luigi Vicinanza is from today officially mayor of Castellammare di Stabia and wore the tricolor sash this morning for the first time, on the occasion of the proclamation at Palazzo Farnese. This morning the handover between the extraordinary commission that led the city for over two years, after its dissolution due to Camorra infiltration, and Vicinanza at the helm of a centre-left coalition. “We must make Castellammare di Stabia great again, as it has been in its history and will be in its future. Bring back legality and restore dignity to the people of Stabia”.
“I feel the responsibility of the role that I will undertake to carry out with discipline and honor as stated in our Constitution. The citizens ask to restore dignity to this beautiful and difficult Castellammare”. These are Vicinanza’s first words. The mayor’s proclamation in the council chamber and the handover with the extraordinary commissioner, Prefect Raffaele Cannizzaro, took place this morning at 12. “I feel the weight of the trust that the people of Stabia have placed in me, only Mayor Polito obtained a higher percentage. I had more than 65 percent of the vote, translated into 22,400 votes. We also managed to increase voter turnout together. It is a sign of trust and desire for participation of the people of Stabia. Now hard work awaits us to restore the dignity of this city and make Stabia Grande”, said the mayor as soon as he put on the tricolor sash amidst applause. “We need to restore credibility to the institutions and raise the quality of the political debate. The municipality is the home of the citizens of Stabia. The municipal administration is the institution closest to the people of Stabia. And in particular to the segment of the population that has the least from society.”
Then the mayor thanks the 14 lists that supported him, the city councilors and all the candidates. “Hard work awaits us because Castellammare, from Pozzano to Ponte Persica has been abounded by representatives of public affairs and I am certainly not referring to the valuable work of the extraordinary commissioners. A very serious abandonment”, underlines Vicinanza. “La Grande is a dream, a vision that must be transformed into concrete actions starting from everyday life. However, what I have already said and want to repeat today in this chamber is that mine will be an administration open to everyone except the Camorra. We must restore legality after the dissolution due to Camorra infiltration and I must thank the prefect Cannizzaro for the work done. It’s the line to follow. We do not want, we cannot leave room for illegality, pressure and Camorra interests”, concludes the mayor in his inauguration speech.
But the departure of the new mayor is focused first and foremost on making everyday life livable, “as thousands of people I met during the electoral campaign – he explains – asked me”. And then focusing on the city’s numerous assets: “The main one is the sea, an extraordinary heritage together with the beach – Vicinanza listed – together with the mountain, the Faito, a great green lung; the spa unfortunately sadly closed for decades, to return the waters to the citizens; our archaeological heritage with the Villas of Varano and the Museum of the Royal Palace of Quisisana” “And, last but not least – concluded Vicinanza – the Naval Shipyard and the production apparatus linked to the two ports. Tradition defends itself if we are capable of renewing by innovating.”
