Friday, 2 September 2016

BEZIERS-FERIA AND THE EXPENSIVE COMMUNICATION OF THE MAYOR ROBERT MENARD




The (Féria) fest as every year but this time was a disaster! This year was worse than last year…600 police and army for 5 days instead of 300 last year; well, I can understand this concerning the attack in Nice. However, there was only two good musicians in 5 days of the fest of the city-Gilbert Montagné and Earth Wind & Fire Feat.
Besides this the fest is smaller every year; less good musicians to start with and every year slowly but surely, it’s more and more concentrated on the center of the city…My question is why?


In the past just for example we had at the Place de la Madeleine concerts like: Bob’s Not Dead- Apach & le Quicho- La Rue Ketanou, Emmanuel Pi Djob-Manu Dibango, Positive Roots Band-Israel Vibration, Industrial Sensation Mephisto-Les Tambours du Bronx, DJ Selecta Guila, Crie Plus Fort Rose n'Rol’- Didier Wampas & The Bikini Machine, Reggae Equestre, Pablo Moses, The Mighty Diamonds. And this year for the 5 days of Fest on the same place we had the same concert from Gipsy with Tekameli. Whoooooowwwww….


Indecent. In a budget he called "anti-austerity", 518,400 euros are vested in this aspect that the extreme-right mayor of Béziers loves more than anything.

"The promises only bind those who listen to them", said in his time former minister (RPR then RPF) Charles Pasqua. This sentence would apply perfectly to the presentation by the Mayor of Beziers, Robert Ménard, the municipal council's budget "foundation" as he called, "anti-austerity, anti-debt." With this budget, he wanted to end the waste that would enable the municipality to finance itself or to invest ... in accordance with its election promises. Yet, looking into the details, there is a point that raised eyebrows: communication.

Aimé COUQUET (FCP) do not make a mistake and reminded R. Menard said the promises ", you said," Me mayor, I will make the costs ... on advertising, publications, public relations. " The 2014 original budget provided 193,900 euros, you increase sharply to 518 400 euros. "Either some 324,500 euros increase. Can we really be surprised? During the first year of his term, we have more noticed the municipality in the communication, including advertising lollipops, that in action.

Wednesday, March 25, in the Hérault of the day (click here), the monarchist candidate Robert Ménard in the township of Béziers 1, Henri Bec, was pointing the communication of the departmental majority of André Vezinhet "that appears on the four walls of the Hérault. " Is. But if the monarchist wants to be consistent in his speech, he should blame the same thing at first biterrois magistrate.

Half a million euros from the pockets of taxpayers used to finance municipal campaign of self-promotion. Especially at the same time, as noted by Pascal Resplandy (UMP), subsidies to associations "decrease of 580,000 euros". But it is not finished. At the expense 518 400 euros must be added that of the publications went from 0 Euro 49 800 euros. Not to mention the News Journal found in a supplementary budgets, order "162 000 registered lapidary in general dependent", according to P. Resplandy "We would like to have details on this subject. The Biterrois could be very interested in the cost of production of that rag. "

Certainly, communication is not the only point that questioned this budget, we think especially the sections "other miscellaneous expenses" that inexplicably went from 204 641 to 601 430 euros, without knowing what we are talking; receptions which increased 171 624-193 699 euros; personnel expenses, in the "Other external staff" on past 155 800-315 000.

Finally Jean-Michel From Plaa (PS) note - "We need to know how the proposals that have been taken will be realized. There is a lack of perspective on investment. " The opposition as a whole (right and left united) voted against (13 votes) This budget ...


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