(ANSA) - MILAN, 12 JAN - On 15 January, the private manager will return the keys of the Royal Villa of Monza to the Consorziopubblico, 14 years in advance of the contract.
In the meantime, the panels for the exhibitions, the folders with the indications designed by the star architect Michele De Lucchi, the equipment of the professional kitchen of the restaurant that had been taken over by Vicook of the Cerea family, the restaurant multi-starred Da Vittorio.
They will be sold at auction given that the Consortium has decided not to buy that material which according to the manager is worth around one million 200 thousand euros, as well as decided not to take over from the electricity and gas utilities.
The problems (in court) started in 2018 with a request for a revision of the financial plan and a warning from the manager of eight million euros.
The pandemic has aggravated the situation.
Closed in March, in May only the apartments of Umberto and Margherita opened at the villa, ie those managed directly by the consortium that sent a letter on 23 December to terminate the contract.
The final decision on the dispute will go to court.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Monza Dario Allevi wanted to reassure.
"On January 15 - he wrote on Facebook - the decisive meeting is set and immediately afterwards I will explain in detail everything that has happened in recent months and what we intend to do to reopen the doors of our jewel to the public as soon as possible (medical emergency permitting)".
"I will calm down anyway - he added - that no historical furniture will come out of the Royal Palace, in the meantime as regards the utilities the technicians are working on new contracts".
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