The iter of the town development plan of the port of Messina it is in home stretch



. They have announced today from the mayor of the Sicilian city, Renato Accorinti, and the president of the Harbour Authority, Antonino De Simone, explaining that the opinion with respect to the procedure of VAS attends that shortly will be released for the definition of the procedure in course.

"The Harbour Authority and the municipal administration - they have specified Accorinti and De Simone in a combined note - wish to specify that the iter relative to Strategic the Environmental Appraisal (VAS) of the town development plan of the port quickly have some delays, which did not have neither to administrations, that they have participated to the encounters held last January to the ARTA, first also with the presence of the Cordaro city council member, in which they have asserted of wanting to totally respect previewed how much in the Pact of the Scythe (which signed from Municipality and AP in order to define the principles of participation for the area of the called zone Falcata, ndr), for being able to in concrete terms continue the recovery and the valorization of a fundamental area of our city".

"One remembers - the note continues - than during the last few years important sets in action are undertaken for the valorization of the Falcata Zone: the rifacimento of the road that carries to the military areas, thanks to meaningful investments of the Harbour Authority for about three million euro; the demolition of the tanks of the former Smeb, realized free of charge beginning from an initiative of the Municipality, and also the most recent demolition than some sheds of the Rodriguez, that they have allowed to reveal parts of the Citadel today hidden".

"The procedure of VAS is wished that, for which already the observations proposed from the associations are estimated that have supplied own contribution and already are discussed and receive in the reunion 25th January, and those of the Municipality of Messina, inherent the confirmation of the agreements contained in the Pact of the Scythe, and Marina Militare, regarding the military areas of the Falcata Zone - the note concludes - can shortly reach the definition allowing so the closing of along iter of approval of the town development plan of the port of Messina. The municipal administration will continue to strive for the respect of the Pact and the protection of the interests of the city".