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Bordeaux Christmas tree: the town hall ready to give up if the population is unanimous

2020-09-12T14:46:53.851Z


The ecologist town hall Pierre Hurmic will only reverse its decision to remove the Christmas tree from the city center if a petition invites it to do so.


Since Pierre Hurmic, the mayor of Bordeaux announced, during his back-to-school press conference, that there would no longer be a Christmas tree in the city center ("I don't want a dead tree that crosses France on a truck… ”), the reactions multiply.

“We are quite surprised by the extent of the comments on this subject, but the entire municipal team is unanimous, there will be no Christmas tree in Bordeaux for the holidays!

quietly reaffirms Didier Jeanjean, deputy mayor responsible for nature in the city, while leaving a door ajar for dialogue.

We will closely monitor the petition circulating to request the annulment of this decision and if the entire population firmly demands the return of the tree, we will reflect, because we are committed to taking into account the opinions of citizens in all areas. during the election campaign.

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For its part, the municipal opposition, the former mayor Nicolas Florian, at the head, seized the controversy and prepared its offensive during the first municipal council, on September 29.

“When I was in office, I asked for the Christmas ice rink to be removed, which cost 80,000 euros.

Here we can talk about a concrete gesture for the environment, but banning a Christmas tree is a totally cynical and unfair decision.

If we follow the mayor's reasoning and his concept of the dead tree, all constructions of wooden houses will be prohibited.

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The economic argument

The people of Bordeaux are not getting carried away.

“I voted for Hurmic, but I applaud his desire to limit the car in the center as much as I don't really understand,” reacts Marc.

“I am sensitive to the economic argument, it evokes 60,000 euros in savings.

It's money that we can use elsewhere, ”says Isabelle, a shopkeeper near Place Pey-Berland where the tree is installed during the holidays, in front of the Town Hall.

As for the initiators of the petition “Bordeaux wants to keep its Christmas tree”, they are betting on 5,000 signatures within 72 hours.

This Saturday, the 3000 milestone had been crossed.

Source: leparis

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