The announcement was expected and today it was made by the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi. “On the reclamation of the Bagnoli area, in Naples – said the premier – the Council of Ministers has decided to assign the function of commissioner to the mayor, in order to overcome some critical issues of past years”. Draghi talked about it during the press conference that was held at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers.
The decision in the Council of Ministers
The decision, which had been talked about for some time, had been anticipated yesterday. Today the provision and its formalization has arrived. On the basis of this, the one who will be elected mayor of Naples (in the city of Campania we vote on 3 and 4 October) will also have the responsibility of dealing with the reclamation of Bagnoli and preparing the conditions for the redevelopment of the former Italsider area.
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A story of failures
The failed recovery of Bagnoli is now a long story: although the governance has changed many times, the project has not been implemented. Indeed, very little has been done. In recent years there have also been conflicts between commissioners for Bagnoli and municipal administrations. On the basis of past experiences it was therefore decided to opt for the solution of assigning commissioner powers to the mayor, whoever is the name that will come out of the polls.
Carfagna: “The Genoa model has been adopted”
“The government will adopt the” Genoa model “for Bagnoli – commented the Minister for the South and Territorial Cohesion, Mara Carfagna – attributing the role of reclamation commissioner to the next mayor and binding the task to a tight schedule and accelerated procedures, exactly as expected for the works of the PNRR. President Draghi announced it today so that voters are aware that the choice of the next mayor of Naples coincides with the choice of the person in charge of a crucial task: to heal one of the biggest wounds in the city after 30 years of useless waiting. It is a way to make the Neapolitan administration more responsible and to assign powers and tools to the future mayor to accelerate the reclamation and redevelopment of an area with immense potential ».