The atmosphere was tense to say the least this Thursday evening at L’Amphy de Yutz for the meeting of the Portes de France-Thionville agglomeration community. The reason ? An article that appeared that morning in the columns of Republican Lorrain , in which Olivier Postal, mayor of Terville and vice-president of the agglomeration, reacted in a rather virulent manner to the remarks made by the mayor of Thionville, Pierre Cuny and president of the CAPFT, to whom he reproached his interference in Tervillois affairs . Above all, in this article, Olivier Postal put back on the carpet the old sea serpent of the attributions of compensation allocations (that is to say the old professional tax), considering himself aggrieved by this method of “calculation dating back more than fifteen years”. As one might expect, Pierre Cuny, in the preamble to the session, referred at length to this issue. In text explanation mode and not in engraving mode, as one might have feared.
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“To have a serene reflection between us”
“Some would like us to reconsider this allocation of compensation. I am completely in favor of it, ”assured the president of the agglomeration. “I see just a downside,” he was quick to add, however. “It is not a question of increasing the compensation allocations to reduce the taxes of the municipalities (Editor’s note: as suggested by Olivier Postal). I don’t really see the point from the moment when the agglomeration community and the community pact that we signed between us manages mobility, environmental waste, sanitation, water, etc. That we can have a serene reflection between us of course, that is part of the community spirit. The community spirit is to work hand in hand, all together in order to benefit from the exponential effect that we all bring through our wealth, territories and intelligence. I have, moreover, instructed Olivier Postal to work on the subject and to make suggestions for a distribution, perhaps, different. “
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“A reasoned and reasonable solidarity”
If the socialist Brigitte Vaïsse says “to have wondered about what we are going to be able to do together on reading this article, contrary to the spirit of agglomeration”, the ecologist Pascal Landragin for his part showed himself rather favorable to Olivier Postal’s proposal. “Perhaps it is time to consider the notion of fairness,” he said. “We are not going to go back to the Weiten era when we paid more than we received. Progress has been made. There are forms of solidarity that are taking place. “Obviously, this article has created a stir within this community”, delayed Olivier Postal. “I want to reassure you: under no circumstances is my intention to call into question the financial pact that unites us. It would just be nice to review, in this same envelope, the distribution in view of the situation, “he said, advocating” reasoned and reasonable solidarity. End of the controversy. Until when ?
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