Le Figaro Marseille
At the end of a long and heated debate within the hemicycle, the elected representatives of the Aix-Marseille Provence metropolis chaired by LR Martine Vassal voted on Thursday for a “SRU Law” motion, aimed at contesting the conditions of its application, which requires municipalities to build social housing.
In this motion brought by the leader of the majority Georges Cristiani and which
Le Figaro
was able to consult, the elected officials affirm that the application of this law
“to the reality of the municipalities is impossible”
.
The text deplores in particular
"the too many cyclical and structural, local or national brakes which weigh on the production of housing"
, citing pell-mell
"the scarcity of land linked to the objective of zero net artificialization"
,
"the accumulation of standards and administrative delays”
or even
“systematic and often abusive appeals against any real estate project”
.
The motion finally regrets that
“financial penalties undermine the budget of so-called deficient municipalities.”
The text calls for
“the initiation of legislative work”
covering four points.
The motion notably wishes
to “break with the logic of stocks”
to determine the number of social housing and favor the notion of silos.
“It is also proposed to adjust the characteristics to the geographical or historical problems of each municipality
,” adds Georges Cristiani
.
It is proposed that there be a departmental commission.
Currently, it is a national commission which tells us nothing, which does not produce any reports and which works in secret
.
The motion finally calls for
“giving priority to mayors, guarantors of the social balance of their municipalities and the only ones responsible in the eyes of their inhabitants, in the allocation of social housing”
.
And the mayor of the small town of Mimet concludes:
“At some point, we must realize that this inapplicable law weakens necessary laws.”
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Around forty municipalities concerned
In Bouches-du-Rhône, around forty municipalities out of the 119 in the department are said to be deficient, that is to say they do not respect the prerogatives of the SRU law.
“I am being asked to build 600 housing units in a town of 7,000 inhabitants
,” says Robert Giberti, mayor of Gémenos, one of these deprived towns
.
I have two permits which are attacked by neighbors who do not want us to build apartments near their homes!”
The motion brings the left to the opposition bench, in particular the deputy mayor of Marseille in charge of housing, Patrick Amico, who denounces
“an exercise in extraordinary contortionism”
to hide a political choice.
“Before being elected, I met a certain number of mayors who sit in this chamber
,” recalls Patrick Amico
.
And I remember them telling me that, of course, they were in favor of building social housing, but not in their own home!”
“We hear the worst about these colleagues and these 42 municipalities”
, regrets Georges Cristiani, for whom the targeted municipalities
“are not bad students”
.
“We cannot build private and social housing because there is such difficulty in obtaining land, or in opposing fire or mining risks.”
“Georges Cristiani is not saying that the SRU law is a bad law,”
argues Georges Rosso, mayor of the small town of Rove, one of the 42 concerned.
I cite my case.
I built 332 social housing units.
And I'm going to do another 30. I'm paying a fine of 60,000 euros because I can't do more.
The surface area of my commune is 2300 hectares, including 2000 hectares of classified site.
Where do I find accommodation?
That's what I said to the prefect who lectured us.
It's impossible !"
“I find that the SRU law is a law to be reviewed,”
argues the mayor of Fuveau Béatrice Bonfillon Chiavassa
.
It is a biased law because the more social housing you build, the more you are asked to build.
When we hear that we are borderline thugs when we do not build social housing, that is not understandable.
We're not thugs.
We don't want to break the law, but with all the rules imposed on us, we become completely schizophrenic, meaning that either I create levitating accommodations or troglodyte apartments.
At some point we will have to hear each other!”
In addition to this motion, the forty municipalities in Bouches-du-Rhône which do not respect the SRU law sent a letter to the government to raise awareness of the new minister on this subject.