The leader in Venice? Real estate speculation and powers But who is ruled Venice? The question is not rhetorical. City insist on speculative projects of various kinds on which the public administration and citizens are in fact deprived of the power of decision. Agree Commissioners of the government, decides the Save The author decides to port, he decided the Consorzio Venezia Nuova, decides who holds the economic power. It strongly recommended the City, the Preservation Commission, the Venetians? They are "strings and snares" to cut, as recently pointed Massimo Cacciari. In this participatory democracy, federalism in which all fill your mouth, go down the drain. Let's draw a picture, necessarily part of what's happening in the city.
The Lido is a subject of great speculation, linked to the attainment of the new movie palace. At the request of Mayor Cacciari, the government has entrusted the management of construction of the building Vincenzo Spaziante already deputy secretary general of defense and deputy head of the Department of Civil Protection, and most recently commissioner of the junta Loiero in Calabria and president of a company of Finmeccanica. Taking advantage of his appointment as Commissioner of Spaziante agreement between the mayor and the government has agreed to include in the mandates of the Commissioner can also examine any proposal submitted by individuals that can serve to "promote the territory." Therefore, the Commissioner is now managing the implementation of the movie palace, the so-called redevelopment of the former hospital to the sea and has also adopted (or is about to approve) a project involving new buildings on the Park Rose and the Fort Malamocco. More recent news that the commissioner will take under his wing also Certosa Island, above the narrow confines lidensi too. The powers of the Commissioner extend beyond the urban limits, bypass the protection committee, thus avoiding the "traps and snares" means the approval of projects and then ignores any other organs and the evaluation plan. Here, for example, that the Park of Roses is foreseen an the construction of some apartment buildings and two underground parking spaces. The compensation that individuals should give in exchange for such great generosity on the part of the administration, would be the construction of public works at their own expense, such restoration the waterfront.
Beyond or not, however, the positivity of the individual projects (even if new housing at controlled prices, even for young people, would be more useful in welfare centers), the point remains that people are completely outside the decision-making affecting their country and are also outside the democratic institutions (municipal council and municipal council) which can not say a word about it and at most can be pretty informed. The mayor has claimed ownership of the idea with the force of the police, calling for the abolition of the preservation committee, adding that "it would take to commissioners as well." But why then not directly abolish the figure of the Mayor and replaced by more efficient government-appointed Mayor of Mussolini's memory?
The main investor in this transaction is the financial group East Capital, Gianfranco Mossetto and Federico Tosato, a holding company that deals with real estate fund management, and which bought the hotels Excelsior and Des Bains and the former Ospedale al Mare (shareholders Mossetto, President 30.25% 30.25% Tosato Vice President, Finance Eta spa 20% pulley TO 8.50%, others 11%). The group has acquired over 100,000 square meters of real estate investment and € 350 million (source: company website).
The project has also expressed support for the immobility Antonio De Martino, who has acquired ownership of the Park of Roses. De Martino is the reference member and president of the UDC lidense "Living the Beach" which collects most of the merchants of Grand Avenue.
Most of the forces present in the Council of municipalities, Pd in \u200b\u200bthe lead, with the exception of us and the Greens, have expressed great respect for this situation by identifying a virtuous circle of successful public and private sectors. Our concern however is precisely the failure of the local opportunity to influence decisions revolve around which economic interests are truly relevant.
addition to the themes of "enhancing the Lido" a great variation to the plan which covered the town of Venice in recent months has been the so-called dial card. A number of environmental groups noted that this operation will affect an area of \u200b\u200b100 hectares with a building rights of over one million square meters (1.085 million) in addition to equipment for multi-purpose stadium and great shows. It will thus quadrupling the urbanized area planned for the large multipurpose equipment for which the already existing municipal plan allocates an area of \u200b\u200b274,000 square meters.
Here is the economic interest of private outweighs the will of local communities, so that the technicians who produced the variant seems have been given responsibility by the individuals concerned. The Municipality of Favaro has definitely expressed its opposition to the project, which includes a vast area of \u200b\u200bnew buildings which will change profoundly the lives of the people, lamenting the lack of involvement in decision making. Also by the Municipality was also feared a landslide risk associated with new buildings, given the morphology of an area subject to mechanical reclamation and is the final part of the drainage basin Veneto. Any further sealing of the territory, especially after the possible expansion of the airport, could exacerbate the already present risk of flooding, as demonstrated by floods of September 2006 and 2007. As part of this project is in fact the proposed construction of a new runway, an option referred to by several parties dispute the need for effective, comparing the traffic on Venice with that of other international airports.
The main economic actors in this case, the Casino di Venezia, via a property owned by it, and the Save, airport spa, who expressed their declared willingness to use this for "producing resources." With regard to the conduct of City on the issue, although there was in fact the approval of the City Council, in contrast to what happened with the Lido, is certainly suspect the sudden acceleration tax approval, however, at the end of the mandate.
The project to bring the Olympics of 2020 in Venice, emerged suddenly be placed in this context and then in the new urbanization of Tessera. I think that compared to the enthusiasm expressed by several parties, prudence is a must: we still have vivid memories of the speculations of Italy '90!
Alongside all this we should not forget the theme of Moses, who apparently disappeared from political discussion, since it sent to work status. Perhaps the chance to stop the construction of the work appears to have been few, but it is true that all the mechanical and bulkheads must yet to be built. If there was political will, the eco monster could still be stopped. According to the association AmbienteVenezia in a recent press conference for candidates in municipal (which, incidentally, was the only candidate present) New studies show that the oscillation of the gates, the occurrence of specific weather conditions and tide , may be much greater than the expected 5-6 degrees. This would entail the entry of a large quantity of water in the lagoon also Mose closed (thus negating the usefulness of the work) and even the risk of tilting a bulkhead. So far there has been no scientific answer to this analysis by the designers of Moses, despite the request of a technical-scientific comparison. I will not dwell on the topic (interested people can listen in the "video" of the Facebook group my speech at the party for the Liberation of Florence) but it is clear and ever present problem of the abnormal situation represented by the existence of a single dealer for the Protection of works , which operates out of the competition law, and which carries a very considerable economic power in the city, remains intact. And on the issue of Moses has yet to open up the entire game clearing, on which I do not think it is still not open wide and active debate. The focus on Mose is held high, as the complaint cagionerà the damage and economic interests that moves.
But always in the field of real estate speculation should also be stressed that in recent years the budget of the municipality of Venice has been maintained thanks to the transfer of real property. After the securitization of the junta Costa, the town has continued to sell, until you get to create a special fund, aimed at the management and enhancement of the municipal real estate and its sale at the time of the creation of better conditions. This can also be made to fund one-time investment: a problem arises, however, when the city depends on property disposals, especially if he has to go ... rent, as happened for some offices.
Regarding the environmental issue, although most aspects related to real estate speculation, I think it is worth mentioning, if only because recent news, announced the restarting of the incinerator SG31 Marghera. We are still paying for the pollution of the incinerator Fisola bag: the part of the lagoon where it was located around the golf bag is one of the most polluted by dioxins. The incinerator will burn sg31 harmful-toxic waste coming from all over Italy and provide 100,000 tonnes per year. Waste incineration produces toxic emissions and particulate matter that has proven long-term increase in overall mortality due to causes cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancer. The reopening of the incinerator and then puts a new source of pollution in an area already heavily mined and which instead should be reclaimed and recovered, primarily through the conversion of a chemical plant policies, as has always been made by our party. You must therefore object to this assumption and we must instead make us promoters of policies for the recycling of waste and thus reducing the amount of waste for disposal.
Simone Stefan
candidate Federation of the Left
City Council of the Municipality of Venice Lido
advice and Pellestrina