Bruno Bernard presents his wishes to the Press
The EELV president of the metropolis of Lyon, Bruno Bernard presented his wishes to the press last Friday. Killing two birds with one stone, he reflected on the deliberations that will be submitted to the Metropolitan Council which is due to open on Monday.
At the Grand Hôtel de Métropole, Bruno Bernard began by discussing the difficulties of the press, “the abolition of the television license fee” and “the pursuit on thehyperconcentration of the media », “with too often pressure on the editorial line”.
The Public Water Board
He pointed out that “for the Metropolis, the year 2023 begins with the establishment of the public water authority”. “On Monday, at the council, we will appoint the four citizen representatives of the public water authority. »
social policy
According to him, “2023 will also be important in terms of solidarity”. “In March, we will vote for our metropolitan solidarity project and we will continue first of all to allow recruitment in the care professions”. He recalled that the metropolis had also released a film entitled Intimacy and trust, “to highlight these professions, thank them and encourage vocations”.
The President of the Métropole also raised the issue of Youth solidarity incomespecifying that “1,600 young people had already been helped since the start of the scheme”. “We will see with France travail, in the territory of Givors Grigny, if we can further improve the support for RSA beneficiaries”. He also announced “three new Zero Unemployed territories in Saint-Fons, Lyon 8th and Villeurbanne Debrosse”.
Culture
The President of the Metropolis spoke of ” the arrival at the head of the Nuits de Frouvières of the duo Emmanuelle Durand and Vincent Angalde who smoke the suite of Dominique Delorme » and « the first Dance Biennials of Tiago Guèdes ».
Sport and events
Bruno Bernard recalled that “Lyon was going to host Rugby World Cup matches”the “Sira” and “the 2023 finals and 2024 WorldSkills »the biggest job competition in the world.
Mobility
He mentioned the “major mobility issues”, “with 7 Lyon lanes which will be under construction in 2023 and the deployment of the Free system”. “Currently, there are 1,500 Free Velo’vs in Metropolitan France, we will double the fleet by the end of the year”.
Bruno Bernard indicated that “Work on the Tramway, T6 had begun, we will also have the start of work on T9 and T10”. “It is also the opening of two metro stations in the fall, Oullins center and Vallons des hospitals “.
The President of the Metropolis mentioned the establishment of the ZFE, “where criteria 5 have been prohibited since the beginning of the year”.
He welcomed the development of cycling, “velo’v broke the 2022 record”, “and at the same time we have between 2019 and 2022, about -10% of car traffic”. “Another important indicator for us: the fall in the purchase of diesel vehicles (…) It is estimated that in the Metropolis of Lyon, there are less than 10% of diesel vehicles, this engine is not suitable for the city center » .
Bruno Bernard mentioned “car sharing”the opening of “the urban logistics hotel at the Hédouard Herriot port” and “the deployment of organic waste terminals, at least six more districts of Lyon will be equipped in 2023”.
The 2023 Budget
The president underlined that the next metropolitan council will be the subject of deliberations on the “budget 2023”, “which includes very strong investments”. “We have dynamic revenues, plus 4.1% on the main budget”.
With regard to expenditure, he mentioned the effort made on social expenditure (+51 million euros) and “the very strong energy impact”. “When we compare 2021 to 2023, there are 51 million differences. »
According to him, “Self-financing remains high, which will allow us to continue to invest heavily”. “730 million euros are financed in 2023 on payment appropriations with measured indebtedness”.
Pension reform
Bruno Bernard also mentioned the national context and “the pension reform that no one understands”stating that he was against it “like a large part of the elected officials of the Metropolis”.
Help from Laurent Wauquiez for Bakeries
A journalist who returned from the wishes of the President of the Region told Bruno Bernard that Laurent Wauquiez was waiting for the Métropole de Lyon to participate in the aid he has planned for bakers. According to the environmentalist, “our entrepreneurs do not ask for charity, but to pay the right price”. “At Lyon Métropole, we did not wait for Laurent Wauquiez to help our VSEs, our SMEs, on isolation, reducing their energy consumption, since there has been a system since 2014 called Lyon eco energy that consisted in making diagnoses and advising. In 2021, we have decided to give business aid for companies with an envelope of 500,000 euros (…)”
Concerning the aid of 3000 euros proposed by Laurent Wauquiez, Bruno Bernard, considers that “the method is not up to the challenges” and he does not want to participate in “this regional masquerade”. The President of the Metropolis also recalled that the region had withdrawn from Culture or the work of the Circ.
Perfluorinated pollution
Responding to a question about perfluorinated pollutionBruno Bernard called for more than “transparency”. “We must have independent scientific opinions on the risks to public health and not simply authorizations of data by state services. I support citizens who would like to set up forums for debate and knowledge on these subjects. »
According to him, “we need industrial zones”, “but we cannot accept that there is pollution being made”. “It’s up to companies to filter their discharges (…) It’s not up to us. »
emergency accommodation
On emergency accommodation, Bruno Bernard said he had sheltered in 2022, “2500 people and half this year, this concerns the public on our departmental skills, isolated mayors with children under three years old, young minors…”. “Of these 2,500, there are about 40% who do not train our skills, but those of the State. We are going much further than what we need to do. There are sometimes positive signs from the state, such as Station 2, where there has been co-funding, which houses young people awaiting appeal from their minority. At some point, the state must assume its responsibilities. There are places that have been opened, but we are very far from what is necessary in the Lyon Metropolis. »
Bruno Bernard announced the opening of “two new Tiny Houses sites, one in Oullins and one in Villeurbanne”.
According to him, thetransitory town planning maybe “ a solution » to meet the objectives of the Metropolis in terms of emergency accommodation.