Generous donations from residents to their municipalities are increasingly widespread.
The latest?
That of a nonagenarian resident, who died last October, in Colleret, in Hauts-de-France, a small village of about 1600 inhabitants, tells
La Voix du Nord
.
There are "
cash, investments, land, houses, some of which are in neighboring towns
", lists the mayor of the town Claude Menisse.
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The bequest has been estimated at several hundred thousand euros, and could even reach a million.
“
We don't know the exact amount.
We have to wait in case there are any invoices, this person coming from the agricultural world.
There are also rents which should arrive at the end of the year, which can change everything
, ”explains the elected official.
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Caution is all the more necessary on the side of the town hall as the deceased had "
indicated counterparts to her donation
".
The nonagenarian indeed wanted that in exchange for her bequest, "
some graves are maintained, that the land be kept for at least 80 years, except for building land
", according to
La Voix du Nord
.