Naples, new headquarters of the Mercato-Lavinaio traders committee: “Together for the relaunch”
A new Committee, a new headquarters for the redevelopment of Market Squareone of the most historic areas of Naplesabandoned to itself in recent years.
The headquarters of the “Merchants, Market, Lavinaio Committee” will be inaugurated Sunday 3 April, at 10.30in Naples, in Via Carmine n.30, together with the “Parco Marinella” Committee and the “Residents’ Committee of the Ancient Village”.
«The idea of the Committee comes from us traders and entrepreneurs who have felt and are still abandoned by the institutions. -explains Pietro Esposito, president of the Committee- Let’s take the field personally for the redevelopment of our neighborhood ».
«The new administration has given us some signals, – continues Esposito -, but nothing concrete. Our goal is to raise awareness among local institutions on the problem and through a series of initiatives, of redevelopment interventions, to ensure that people return calmly to the oldest market area in the city of Naples ».
Few resist, including bicycle sellers, fireworks, a few bars, Piazza Mercato, for years now, has been a show of decay and abandonment, causing the closure of numerous commercial activities.
«This area was the lung of the Neapolitan economy. To date, perhaps 5 activities are still open. -Declares Nicola di Frenna, territorial coordinator of the Committee- After the presentation on Sunday we will send the projects and initiatives that we have established and planned ».
«We will think about the territorial, cultural and tourist redevelopment combined with the Marinella Park. – anticipation of Frenna- There is already a protocol presented to the former administration but which was not taken into consideration and chemmo proposes to the mayor Manfredi and the council“.
The protocol rejected by De Magistris in 2012foresaw the renovation of the former fish market and the redevelopment of the Marinella Park making it a tourist attraction: “We had imagined a large street food and a parking area for tour buses and campers, so that we could take a historical and cultural tour of Naples”.
Many institutions are expected to participate at the inauguration on Sunday: the councilor for tourism of Naples, Teresa Armato, the President of the II Municipality, Roberto Marino, the President of the IV Municipality, Maria Caniglia, the President of Banca BCC di Naples, Amedeo Manzo.
«I am very happy to be able to dare my contribution to try to restore one of the most beautiful and historic areas of Naples. It is not possible that in 2022 the differentiated collection has not yet started in this area. On Monday we will already be active with the institutions and with civil society to start a real revolution in the morning », concludes Gabriele Casillo, coordinator of relations with the press and institutions.