The expansion of a company in Geneva must come before the citizens. Located in Les Cerneux, at the entrance of the association Franc-Montagnard à Saignelégier, the carpentry and wood construction company Gigandet Frères SA wants to build a new building. It needs space to store wood, install a drying cell and house the eight MobiJu buses which, for the benefit of the partnership, rents part of the building for use as a garage.
The family business established in Geneva for five generations seeks land belonging to the bourgeoisie that needs to move from an agricultural area to a mixed artisanal zone. So the citizens of Geneva will have to vote on a change to local planning at town assembly this Wednesday night.
A challenge to the local economy
If rights holders refuse, Gigandet Frères SA will have to review its plans. But his co-director told us that he needed a place for the stability of his activities. Could impossible expansion push the company founded in 1895 to leave Geneva? This is not what Philippe Gigandet wants. “We’ve been here for almost 130 years. We have not addressed the question of getting away from the shore. This will be discussed with the new generation,” he told us.
The mayor of Geneva does not want to lose another business. Anaël Lovis hopes to avoid a new case Crevoisier SA. As a reminder, the machine tool manufacturer planned last year to leave the commune of Franc-Montagnard for Glovelier due to opposition to their expansion project. “We can always fear that this will happen again. And at the procedural level, the two conditions copy and paste, explains the mayor, affirming that people have every right to oppose projects. »
The opposite, of course. Gigandet Frères SA scored five against him. Three people were picked up at a settlement session but two, brought by local residents, are still waiting. Therefore, if the town council accepts the local planning amendment, and the expansion project can move forward, it will be up to the Cantonal Territorial Development Service to deal with those last two objections. For its part, Gigandet Frères SA will be able to negotiate the purchase of the land with the Geneva bourgeoisie. /me
2024-10-09 20:55:00
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