Sian d’Aqui: What actions do you plan to take in favor of the Court of Appeals?
Jacques Peyrat: I have already had motions unanimously passed by the Nice City Council, the Nice Côte d’Azur Community of Agglomeration, and all other municipalities of the said agglomeration.
Moreover, in collaboration with the two Deans of the High Court of Grasse and Nice, I have helped compile a significant thematic collection on the need for a Court of Appeals in the Alpes-Maritimes, particularly in the district of Nice.
I have also generated widespread mobilization with the help of the Dean, the Mayoral Cabinet Directors of Nice, and the CANCA, and particularly through our colleague and First Deputy Mayor of Villefranche-sur-Mer, Master André BEZZINA. We even demonstrated at the Courthouse and on the Promenade des Anglais, Quai Rauba Capeu, about a year ago.
In this context, I also met with all the Justice Ministers, including Jacques Toubon, Elisabeth Guigou, Marylise Lebranchu, Dominique Perben, Pascal Clement and most recently Rachida Dati, to present our arguments.
Finally, I have reserved, within the land of the National Interest Market (M.I.N), the necessary space to construct this Court of Appeals when the government decides. This location, which could be strategic, will become even more so once the National Interest operations in the Plaine du Var are established.
Sian d’Aqui: What structure will be implemented in place of the current Gare du Sud?
Jacques Peyrat: An urban complex for which our City Council has already voted more than once and whose design was entrusted to the Nice architect, Mr. Pierre-Louis Faloci, recruited through an international and global competition.
The complex will include:
– An underground parking lot with 1,300 spaces
– A multi-sport hall with seating for 1,000 people
– A multipurpose room
– A large water basin on the ground floor
– Upcoming constructions for businesses on the ground floor
– A new City Hall, compliant with HQE construction standards, with photovoltaic panels collecting solar energy in various buildings, which will house more than 2,000 employees, along with the restoration of the South Station fully integrated into the City Hall project
– A media library
– A municipal school of Plastic Arts
– A landscaped park three times the area of the Villa Thiole
– And the development of public spaces in the nearby streets (Malausséna, General de Gaulle Square, Roassal, Veillon…).
Sian d’Aqui: What is your position on the future Grand Stadium and what is the expected timeframe for its completion?
Jacques Peyrat: Nice, the 5th largest city in France, needs a grand stadium; it will be built in the Plaine du Var, likely at Saint Isidore. Expected completion timeframe: 2 years. Delivery in 2010 – 2011.
