Naples. The inauguration session of the new Metropolitan Council of Santa Maria la Nova was held this afternoon in the council chamber of the monumental complex of Santa Maria la Nova. Napoli as emerged from the elections of March 13th.
As a first act, the Assembly took note, in fact, with a unanimous vote, of the favorable outcome of the condition of all the elected. Subsequently, the Metropolitan Mayor, Gaetano Manfredi, welcomed the new Councilors and thanked all those who were candidates.
“The Metropolitan City is a very important government body because it represents that instrument of government of the territory indispensable for setting in motion the great policies of the vast area in the sectors of urban planning, mobility and transport, school policies, tourism, and many others that can be developed in our city. A city of large numbers, three million inhabitants, great complexities and difficulties but that needs a solid government”.
"We are moving - continued the metropolitan mayor - towards a season of large investments such as those of the PNRR and cohesion funds. This type of resources, when they have been allocated, have not always been intercepted and spent in our territories. These are issues on which we must confront ourselves. We must ensure that our Metropolitan City can best carry out its role of supporting municipalities to identify which are the financing policies to improve the quality of services and consequently the quality of life of citizens".
"President Draghi - Manfredi underlined - has also highlighted, on the one hand, the willingness of the Government to support the South, but he has also underlined the difficulties that have existed up to now in terms of planning capacity and spending capacity. It is a complicated challenge, but I am very confident that we will be able to carry it forward, also thanks to the great willingness of the central government to support the development of Naples and its metropolitan area".
The Mayor then recalled the funding for the subway line 10 announced yesterday by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Enrico Giovannini, "a line that starts from Naples but serves many municipalities in the metropolitan area", and "the extraordinary intervention for schools planned by Minister Patrizio Bianchi". "The political action that we will carry forward - concluded the Mayor - will start from two assumptions: the citizens of the metropolitan area are all equal, they must have equal opportunities and equal rights, and the Mayors are all equal, because they represent the municipalities and must all be part of this project. This is the commitment that I make and I was happy to say it in this chamber".
Subsequently, Councilors of the political forces present at the meeting spoke, who expressed their willingness to dialogue and to participate in a path of promotion and growth of the Metropolitan City, understood as an Institution and as a territory. A minute of silence was then observed in the Chamber for the victims of the war in Ukraine.
Article published on March 31, 2022 - 20pm
