Maconi Maconi Antonio, the City Council and Deputy Leader of the Provincial Council, is certainly one of the top men of the formation of AN in the center-right coalition that now representing a majority in the City Council. We interviewed him on several topics of which the first decision taken with regard to the Councillor Hugh Robutti (Lega Nord) about the zero tolerance rightly invoked against those citizens who, with extreme negligence or simple neglect, damage and public affairs private streets and smearing the walls or damaging public gardens.
- On this issue I fully agree with the Assessor Robutti - agree Macon - I believe the correct order as it represents the beginning of a journey for which I consider necessary to introduce a new concept to make it clear to the citizens, then each of us, that we need more responsibility to the community and community ownership of material things.
I believe that this campaign has its uses but if it serves as the training of children and young people in the first place, and secondly if you start to think about the fact that many small daily gestures can be useful in order to maintain and safer our city. Another topic that I think is important is to begin to address the degradation of some areas of the city. And for degradation means the lack of cleanliness, or the fact that the walls are dirty and that no clean them. All this helps to lower the threshold of concern by citizens and especially by those who have a greater ability to gestures of this kind where you are allowed to flout the most elementary rules of civilized coexistence.
A battle that undertaken by Robutti that is neither right nor left. A battle that must be done three hundred and sixty degrees, devoting as many resources as possible and economic forces. "
-Certainly we can not agree on the initiative of Robutti, but you could tell Carmelo Miragliotta (Civic Party "Productive People"), as part of the majority coalition in the House of Liberty, but unfortunately for him, one of the few caught with their hands in the cookie jar, to give a coat of paint on the little written edifying who left on the walls of Piazza Carducci and Spalto Borgoglio.
"In this regard I do not know what to say, if you do not even think that would be necessary to work the entire city, perhaps also involving the private sector by giving them a contribution to make to be able to clean the buildings."
- among other issues, the proposal put forward by her long ago, to fence the parks put in front of the station.
"The idea was not mine alone but, in 2002, although the current mayor Piercarlo Fabbi, and purpose of the fund is willing to open a debate about two things. The first depends on the need to reclaim those gardens. If we go back twenty-five years, these gardens are a green lung within the city. Several generations of young people grew up playing among those beds. Now they tell me to be increasingly rare mothers who bring their children to play in the gardens. Secondly I find it useful to dwell on the fact that Alexandria does not have a true park and own the copyright to go with the family and bring the children to pull the classic four kicks a ball. This is an anomaly in a city that for better or worse is surrounded by green hills. One solution would be to transform the public gardens in parks. They did it in France, the United States, Germany ...
course should not be seen as a closure to the outside and cintarli per preservare un'area verde. Se invece ci sono le possibilità per individuare un'altra area verde va benissimo! Quello che è indispensabile, io credo sia il fatto che una città delle dimensioni di Alessandria, nel ventunesimo secolo, debba avere un parco per i cittadini. In proposito si sa che esiste una corrente di pensiero che individua la piazza d'armi come il luogo ideale per la realizzazione del parco per la città."
-Stiamo però parlando di qualcosa che probabilmente avverrà, ma certamente non a breve scadenza. Faccio presente a Maconi che parlando dell'argomento con il direttore dell'Aeroporto Bovone, Pier Luigi Arnera, venne fatto notare che l'area è, più o meno, delle stesse dimensioni Central Park, New York (which is enclosed notes Macon). A park of this size, of course, is also a problem from the economic point of view for a city like Alexandria.
"The central problem I want to ask - questions Maconi - Alexandria can assume the creation of a park, in an environment of cleanliness and decorum, I mean, a green island of quality, and the only currently available is that of Giardini public in front of the station, the one with the pond so to speak. A proposal which, I repeat, was of Fabbio in 2002, and I wonder if today might still be topical. How long would cost considering the advantages and disadvantages for the community of Alexandria . Un problema che ci dobbiamo porre perché è impensabile che i giardini si trasformino e migliorino da soli in mancanza dell'iniziativa della mano pubblica."
- Un argomento ancora troppo lontano nel tempo per cui è meglio cambiare registro e parlare del ponte della Cittadella. Da tredici anni si parla di abbatterlo in quanto di intralcio alla messa in sicurezza della città. Al riguardo però, il Piano Stralcio 45 prevede la messa in sicurezza della città realizzando tre casse di laminazione a monte di Alessandria. Attualmente però non sono state ancora realizzate.
"L'Amministrazione comunale deve mettersi in condizione di rispettare le leggi - chiarisce Maconi - io sono convinto che la soluzione migliore debba essere one that allows the city to be made safe. It 's true that situations like those that have been created in the 94''probably will not see anymore, but we think we have to put ourselves in a position to have a safe and an absolute guarantee. I said this when I was in opposition and I repeat it today that I am in the majority. The funds provided by the PS45-rolling part of those proposals made in the aftermath of the flood but never realized. We continue to postpone the problem with a certain mental laziness eluding the comparison with those directly responsible. "
- OK - I interrupt him - but the main culprits are currently under investigation by the Judiciary, asked to do so by some individuals.
"However, I note with regret that once again a pulse must be exercised by the judiciary to make decisions."
- True, but the fact remains that after thirteen years, these decisions have not yet been taken. Changing subject completely, I noted the remarks of President Emeritus, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, that no Parliamentary House and Senate can say today that he had been elected by the "sovereign people".
In fact, everyone we went to vote for a party or a coalition without being able to express any preferences, a fact which is surprising for a country that declares itself democratic. What do you think about it?
"I do not like this law for the very reason that does not offer citizens the possibility to choose their representative directly. It 'also true that under different preferential voting can trigger a whole series of situations that would become embarrassing. Finding the right balance between competition and the involvement of external forces that may favor this or that candidate, it becomes a large part of Italy is dangerous and complex. I believe that the solution may be to make smaller colleges where there is the possibility of exercising the election with the majority method. Obviously coming back to vote for the people and not just the party. I believe that this law has had its value as a step transition but now you will be working to offer citizens the possibility to choose their representatives. "
- Returning to local problems I ask a final comment on the collection in Alexandria.
" I think the basic concept is to consider by 2012 it will reach a certain amount of recycling. Of course I am always of the opinion that the laws must be respected, not least because their meanings can be penalized. Above all we must respect the needs of citizens going to the places as much as possible, and finally the cost of the service, as it must ensure that this sector of public administration should not divert resources compared to other interventions. So, summing up, especially with regard to the social, the economic viability of the service, compliance with laws and demands of citizens.
We are waiting to see the plan indusutriale but a formula that is an intelligent mix should contain these three elements and, therefore, compared the current service should aim to strike a balance as possible. "
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