Right after the election of Christian Estrosi, there had already been an attempt to establish this decree. However, the discontent of restaurateurs had postponed this deadline, which would not have been favorable for the popularity of the new mayor. About twenty days ago, restaurateurs and bartenders received a letter from Benoît Kandel stating that terraces had to be closed by 1:30 AM from June 15 to September 15. After this date and the summer season, the allowed limit will be moved to 12:30 AM.
In recent days, visits by municipal police officers around the terraces of cafes and restaurants have become more frequent. Only verbal warnings are issued for now. It is possible that from June 10, there may be fines.
Merchants from the cour Saleya already met on June 2 regarding this issue. One of the restaurateurs from the area suggested, as a sign of protest, to have a dead city for a week. That is to say, to close all shops. But this proposal was not followed up due to financial reasons. Not all restaurateurs can afford this. They have therefore decided, by mutual agreement, to meet with the main instigators at the town hall on Wednesday, June 10 at 3 PM.
However, the merchants made it clear that this wave of protest was not directed at Christian Estrosi, who has already improved security and eliminated the sanitary problems of the Ponchettes.
