Culture announcement in Ivrea, the ranking does not like the Sertoli junta

Many events excluded from contributions, so there is no ratification by the administration. Councilor Benedino: “Unheard of, lack of respect for the work of local operators”

IVREA. What happened to the announcement that expired last April 26 regarding the assignment of grants to support cultural projects and the promotion of the territory? Many ask for it, starting with those cultural operators in the area who need to plan activities and events for this summer.

The basic problem seems to be the ranking drawn up by the selection board which in part would not like the junta which should ratify it. According to some rumors, many of the events that characterized the Ivrea Summer Festival last year would have remained out of the call, but not only. It seems that the commission has also left out of funding an important reality such as the Tecnologicamente museum.

The 2022 call amounts to 88 thousand euros which, thanks to the allocation of the Guelpa Foundation, the Municipality makes available to support cultural activities. This year the announcement provides for a reward for initiatives and projects that have a connection with the themes of the candidacy dossier Ivrea, Italian capital of the 2022 book. , head of the culture office, and Gabriella Ronchetti, director of the Nigra library) met on 3, 5 and 10 May. With a determination published in the praetorian notice last May 10, Vinzio himself approved the acts of the commission. Thirty-one projects arrived in the Municipality, only one was deemed ineligible for contributions. The ranking, drawn up on the basis of the regulation approved by the city council, however, has not been ratified in the last two council meetings (also due to lack of time) and has not yet been made public. At first, the council asked the commission for further investigation, but it is likely that next Tuesday the political body will take note of the work done, hoping to include some of the excluded in the call for the events of Capital of the book (which expires May 20)

“It is unheard of that ten days after the approval of the ranking and almost a month after the closing of the announcement, the results of the work of the selection commission are not yet known – comments Andrea Benedino, minority councilor of the Democratic Party -. If the junta sees anomalies, please say it clearly, otherwise we have respect for those cultural operators who need to organize their activities ».