Thursday, July 6, the City Council was marked by an intervention at the end of the session by City Councilor Raphaëlle Di Quirico. She is the manager of the tea room bookstore Oléron Just across from New Yorkand sent Mayor Joseph Huot a letter…
Thursday, July 6, the City Council was marked by an intervention at the end of the session by City Councilor Raphaëlle Di Quirico. She is the manager of the tea room bookstore Oléron Just across from New York and sent a letter to Mayor Joseph Huot, which she concluded with: “I would like to point out that the relentlessness of Mr. Le Maire vis-à-vis my business, when he is the origin of the call offers […], did not make it possible to work in serene conditions”. Great silence in the hall of the town hall, the session is suspended on these words. Raphaëlle Di Quirico has chosen to terminate her agreement to occupy the public domain in the marina where her business has been located since 2020.
“This choice is explained by a lack of profitability due to the destination of the premises imposed by the owner. The bookstore is a sector with very low profitability, moreover, the three activities (bookstore, tea room and decoration) require a lot more staff than for a traditional shop, ”she explains in her letter. After the session, the mayor remained surprised by such a challenge: “I do not understand his words, I have always supported his business, deplores Joseph Huot. I understand that a bookstore is not profitable, I respect its choice”.
Terrace extension
These tensions between the mayor and the elected are due in particular to the location of the business. Raphaëlle Di Quirico wanted to extend her terrace to offer her customers a view of the port. An impossible extension for Joseph Huot who explains: “These modules border a pedestrian path, businesses do not have the right to block this passage. We cannot enlarge this terrace. “After two seasons, Oléron just opposite New York will therefore close its doors. The elected official raises a final concern, that of the procedural time to break her agreement. “I’m afraid that it will drag on and that I will have to pay the town hall several months’ rent before I can leave,” she concludes.
2023-07-07 17:10:35
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