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As French as they are, not all blue white red innovations are unanimous.
Witness the Canua Island project, a nomadic floating island which should see the light of day at the end of April in the Gulf of Napoule, off Mandelieu, in the Alpes-Maritimes.
On this " floating
" file
, Renaud Muselier, the president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, threw himself into the water.
He assumes his
“total opposition to this project”
.
Tuesday, the elected sent a letter to the Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, then passing through Cannes for the launch of the international market for real estate professionals (MIPIM).
"I learn with amazement that the Canua Island project is likely to see the light of day despite the massive opposition as well as the harmful impacts it entails"
, he introduces.
The latter denounces "
a luxury event night and day"
, harmful to the environment and the pond nostrum.
“In a context of real climate emergency, this project seems devoid of common sense to me
, he specifies.
The impact on the marine ecosystem will be real”
.
It targets in particular
“noise nuisances”
and
“visual pollution”
.
Critics against which the designers of the nomadic floating island, Marc Audineau and Tony Philip, defend themselves, two lovers of the Mediterranean and former top athletes.
A ship of 1750 square meters
In a press release, the two men explain:
“[We] wanted to build a place in accordance with [our] values and in respect of [our] common love of the sea and nature.
Thus, natural, durable and recyclable materials were used for the construction: wood for the superstructure and aluminum and steel for the hulls and the structure.
The island is an eco-designed, carbon-free ship (3 times less carbon emissions during construction than a Vendée Globe sailboat), subject to French maritime regulations, which are very strict in terms of safety and protection of the environment. 'environment."
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In fact, the trimaran - with a surface area of 1750 square meters and which can accommodate up to 350 people on two levels - will anchor on sandy bottoms 600 meters from the seaside, in accordance with the maritime regulations in force.
It will also not use underwater spotlights
“in order to preserve aquatic fauna”.
With regard to sound management, the two contractors point to the use
of "a limited propagation system and a diversion angle of 10° around each vertical axis, in order to limit the sound on the surface of the island
" and the installation of a sound limiter set at 72 decibels.
"
Sound tests will also be carried out in the presence of local residents' associations prior to the opening of Canua Island, once construction is complete
", they justify.
Finally, this project must create jobs in the region with
“100 positions to be filled, in particular in the kitchen, in service and at reception.”
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Not enough for the president of the Paca region.
Renaud Muselier believes that building
“concreted artificial areas, seeking profit at the expense of the environment”
is not
“a good signal
” sent “
to our fellow citizens”
.
A very “ ecological
” position
assumed by the former member of the Republicans, who spent at Renaissance,
“anxious to preserve my coastline and my natural heritage”
, he concludes.
Some will also see it as a position linked to his enmity with Sébastien Leroy, the city councilor of Mandelieu and more indirectly, the mayor of Cannes David Lisnard.
“It is high time to show responsibility and stop gesticulating by talking nonsense about this file where 3.5 million euros of public money have been invested
”
Sébastien Leroy, mayor of Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
“The project leaders informed me, with supporting documents, that in 2021 this operation was selected by the Region for its development and co-guaranteed by the Regional Fund via the European FEDER fund, is surprised
today Sébastien Leroy today
.
This selection enabled the support of this innovation by the Banque Publique d'Investissement (BPI).
The BPI Guarantee amounts to 1,680,000 euros and the Region is committed to a guarantee of 775,000 euros.
The Mayor of Mandelieu is all the more amazed that this commitment would, according to him, be accompanied by a letter from Renaud Muselier in which he affirms
"wishing to make the Southern Region a large Region, which weighs at the heart of European competition and worldwide and a showcase of this successful France.
Your company fully contributes to this.”
The president of the Paca Region even invited the project leaders
“to use the Region’s logo in all their communication media.”
Would Renaud Muselier have turned his back?
In any case, this is what the aedile Mandolociens suggests.
“It is high time to show responsibility and to stop gesticulating by saying anything about this file where 3.5 million euros of public money have been invested
”, he retorts.
“The Region has never put a penny into this project,
defends the entourage of the president.
From A to Z, the mayor is wrong.
And he is also mistaken in wanting to make it a political affair!
