“I say what I do and I do what I say.” This slogan cherished by the Mayor of Nice, who made it his label, had been put on the back burner for some time. It is true that political life is not a quiet river, and sometimes one must adapt to the context to effectively carry out one’s actions.
But a new term allows one to start anew or almost. So, this slogan can be dusted off to inject some dynamism into the action.
At least that is what emerges when reading the agenda of this morning’s City Council. Several strategic themes will be discussed and deliberated.
The most sensitive will be the package that combines—even if deliberations will be formally separate—the conversion of the Exhibition Palace with the extension of the green corridor along the Promenade des Paillons. This entails the initiation of the future Exhibition Palace project located to the west, on the MIN site.
Now a campaign argument for the former/future mayor, political life has resumed its course after June 28, and it’s a matter of getting ahead to meet the schedule (2024).
Contested by opposition groups—environmentalists who see it as yet another concreting of the Plaine du Var and former Front National supporters defending the commercial life of the district—this issue had been discussed at the last Metropolitan Council. It returns to the Nice City Council and will again be the subject of passionate, albeit unnecessary, discussions.
The majority has the strength of numbers, leaving the opposition only the strength of words, which they will certainly not hesitate to use.
Other major topics in the field of culture include the study files for the future location of the TNN at the Franciscan church—the current site being slated for demolition—and establishing a definitive foundation for 109, a potential cultural center that, at least until now, has been operating at a low intensity.
Under the impetus of the new cultural deputy Robert Roux, who is passionate about new artistic expressions, will this site—which could enliven the cultural life of the eastern districts—find its path?
