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Thionville. A cycle path transformed into an open-air toilet: residents are outraged

“A shame, a total disregard for basic hygiene rules and morals. »Clichés in support, the rant passed on social networks by Aziz caused a stir.

In recent months, the amateur triathlete has had to dodge foul-smelling obstacles when he takes the cycle path that leads from Chemin du Leidt to the Moselle. “These are not animal excrements but human beings,” he says. Deposits for the less wild that the nurse attributes to the community of Travelers.

A nomadic camp has indeed been set up nearby, on private land belonging to EdF. The implantation, illegal, dates back to the recent time of the second confinement established by the government. “So my question: what is the municipality doing? », Asks Aziz on his Facebook post. A priori, what she can …

“No displacement of population”

“From the start of the installation, we turned to the prefecture. We supported the request of the owner, EdF, to obtain an eviction notice ”, specifies the town hall of Thionville through the voice of its director general of services, Pierrick Grall. Request which would come up against, for the time being, the period of health crisis: “We were informed that there would be no displacement of population at this time”. Clearly, the threat of the use of public force by the state to dislodge the encampment is ineffective in the present case. A powerlessness that transpires in the response – very detailed – provided by Lucas Grandjean, elected municipal, on the wall of Aziz: “The municipal police have already intervened several times, in particular to cut the electrical connection; two hours later, new connections existed… ”.

“We fully understand the dissatisfaction of residents. Pierre Cuny does not stop relaunching the State services to speed up the procedure, ”assures the DGS. In the meantime, to deal with the most in a hurry, a dumpster has been placed near the path. And occasional cleaning of the site gives it back, at times, its original appearance. At times … “We can go every day, and the next day, it will be degraded again. It’s a vicious circle. ”

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