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Most regulars will notice that perhaps today inaugurates a new layout for this blog , in line con le aumentate opzioni di personalizzazione che gentilmente e professionalmente la piattaforma Blogger ci mette a disposizione: ho scelto come sfondo un paesaggio di collina immerso nell'umidità e nella nebbia, perché fondamentalmente è il clima che più mi piace e che più mi fa sentire "a casa", anche se questo apparirà a molti come una cosa quantomeno bizzarra (tenendo conto che siamo in estate)...
Ma veniamo a noi.
Volevo scrivere due righe per far conoscere a quanti saranno interessati una splendida esperienza "di Citizenship I did a few days ago, precisely Saturday, May 12: the place I'll tell you in the end, because I think I will leave you surprised. ;-)
Imagine a large group of citizens gathered in small public gardens, adjacent to the square of a village in the countryside and between steep mountains, and imagine a mayor and a council that speak to this crowd, attentive, curious and age diversity, explaining at what point is the realization of the Program (with which the current administration has won the elections and took office), showing also the chapters of public expenditure, investments and genere come sono stati spesi i soldi raccolti con le tasse; immaginate una Politica che sia veramente cura della res publica , senza inutili e dannose intermediazioni partitiche a tutti i costi; immaginate un sano pragmatismo , capace di far fronte ai tempi di ferro odierni (e quindi ai minori introiti per il Fisco) risparmiando sugli sprechi e le spese inutili, dirottando tutte le risorse sui servizi essenziali , la formazione e l'istruzione.
Immaginate un Comune di alta montagna di meno di 1.000 abitanti , in perenne calo demografico , con un territorio accidentato e franoso, circa 30 frazioni (alcune delle quali more than 1,000 meters above sea level and with few inhabitants, all elderly), 70 km away from the two main cities, railways and highways more neighbors joined in this scenario from the border, "the result of have closed the 'year of operation of the City with a surplus (which is what in business is the profit) of over € 100,000 !
think I'm talking about a village efficient Sued Tirol, or a valley internal Austrian Vorarlberg, rather than a high-City of tourists for winter sports .. .
And But no: it is simply City of Brass (my place of baptism, among other things), exactly one year from administered by the young mayor John Piazza, who (to make a very bad pun) letterlamente has "crowded out" our politicians, commentators, winning the Administrative surprise of 2009, beating the old mayor of the town and its challenger, doctor of the area and as such well-known.
I wanted to pay tribute to the Mayor Square, its advisors and councilors what I think is the minimum recognition to do for a council that, despite one thousand ancient adversity (such as depopulation) and new (the economic crisis and the cutting of transfers), has managed to bring home the extraordinary result of a "cash full, despite having greatly improved the life of the country . For example:
- Mayor and Aldermen not receive any salary or "token" presence (first case in the province of Piacenza) and with the money saved (thousands of euro) Each year the City can buy for half the ordinary / extraordinary maintenance of roads and paths;
- were made spontaneous donations important - there is no law that requires or suggests - hospital and high school Bobbio, important safeguards on the mountain area of \u200b\u200bUpper Trebbia that everyone defending words, but then in a few help with the facts;
- were computerized archives and procedures of the City, saving time and money;
- was improved elementary school / middle , providing it with equipment of 'avant-garde, even in order to attract children from other municipalities and provinces (for example Brallo of Pregola in Pavia);
- was completely new and resurfaced mass and the local road towards Suzzi, recently destroyed by a terrible landslide at a cost of just € 30,000, all included!
- is under construction a storage facility for large household waste (such as washing machines and stoves), where citizens can deliver free their garbage, they can even ask to take her as is, in this case without cost!
Much more could be said, but I think that is enough to make us understand something very important: not have the money there, but the ability (and especially the desire and honesty) to administer well as the famous "good father" of the Italian Civil Code! If a municipality
high mountain without special attractions (other than the fresh air and nature) can have substantial surpluses as well, compared to not cut services, but even better, imagine the margins Public maneuver may have far more "rich" as provincial capitals, provinces, regions, and of course State !
Ah, I forgot one small detail: the aforementioned municipal administration money not found them in a chest underground, but they have recovered from a tough and merciless war against waste costs and redundant ...
Oops! ... ;-)
Lord Tojo
http://tojothelord.blogspot.com
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