A few days ago a woman was injured, falling along the pavement of Via degli Antichi Platani. Look at the condition he is in. But the silky village has also become “attractive” for car thieves who are very active on weekends.
CASERTA. San Leucio it is a fraction of the municipality of Caserta known for both historical and artistic reasons, located 3.5 km north-west of the city. The royal site, together with the Royal Palace of Caserta, has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Here, this is how the Wikipedia description of the Caserta silk colony begins. “A fief of the Acquaviva counts of Caserta known as Belvedere Palace or Imperial Palace, with an adjoining hunting lodge which was restored a little later by Francesco Collecini. In 1750, the former Acquaviva possessions, which later became Caetani, passed to the Bourbons of Naples, and the fiefdom became a hermitage for the royals. Tired of the chaos and intrigues of the royal court of Caserta, however, in 1773 Ferdinand IV wanted to build a solitary retreat where he could spend some carefree time. He chose the hills that flanked the Caserta Park where there already stood the ruins of a chapel dedicated to San Leucio, the martyr bishop of Brindisi, from whom he took his name…”.
We don’t want to go any further. In fact, you just need to read Wikipedia to know what San Leucio was in the past. But we can certainly say how that jewel today is an integral part of a squalid and forgotten city, even before God, by the municipal administrators who should have the duty, because they are elected, to protect, safeguard and maintain what still stands the test of time.
Without philosophizing, we want to show you, as in the photo, what San Leucio is today, thanks to Carlo Marino and its administrators. Look at these sidewalks: we are in via degli Antichi Platani, shortly after the roundabout where the “beautiful” statue dedicated to Ferdinand IV of Bourbon was placed just over two years ago. We are on the right side of the road (not that the left is any better).
Well, on these sidewalks, a few days ago, a woman, leaving one of these places (La cremeria da Michele), tripped and fell on that mass of roots, leaves and asphalt that are the sidewalks of the silky colony . We hope that the lady is well, but we don’t know if the woman has filed a complaint.
Ours, however, is public. For the umpteenth time, this time it’s San Leucio’s turn, let’s say that this city sucks. That our dear administrators should just go home and never come out again. The nothing they have produced is shameful and disgusting. And, if you allow, saving only someone who daily reports the collapse (like Pasquale Napoletanominority councilor of the Brothers of Italy and “doc” Leucian, who has presented more than one council question on the state of degradation of the silk border, or like his party colleague and council group leader of Fdi, Paolo Santonastaso and his questions aimed at combating degradation in other areas of the capital), the council minority is perhaps even worse than the majority that supports the mayor and municipal councillors.
Never a note, never a nod, never an “attack”, never an initiative aimed at denouncing this shameful city government. Not even in the last post-arrest city council meeting did the minority have the courage, at least, to sing four of them to those who should be their political opponents. All, or almost all, tied to the seat (some in that seat have become old) and worried, only, about losing their “permanent job” as city councilor, while the city falls to pieces. In fact, it sinks.
Below is the video shot by a resident and forwarded to us by the Neapolitan councilor, which shows the sidewalks of via De Falco. Admire too.
