Tuesday, February 7, the municipal council took place in the town hall, at 7 p.m. Of the eighteen topics discussed, the former Café des Arts, sold to the company OB Développement. It will be completely demolished and a new building will be built with eight apartments. The ground floor will be bought by the town hall and will house municipal services including those of the police.
In order to revitalize and upgrade the port of Saint-Gilles, the city will join the Union of Port Cities of Occitanie.
Two new grants have been obtained by individuals for the renovation of their façade in the old centre.
For the proper functioning of the services, four new jobs have been created, including a medical secretary for the future health center which should open in April and for which a request for a subsidy of €61,050 has just been requested. to the Region.
In order to enrich the quality and variety of items in the abbey shop, the book Angela and Jose, intended for a young audience, recounts the discovery of the Camargue, the abbey church of Saint-Gilles and the monuments of Nîmes. It will be sold there for €12.50.
The citypass Nîmes partnership agreement is renewed until 2027.
Espeyran sports site: a €5.88 million project
To complete the Espeyran sports site, whose project, in a first phase, is a new rugby stadium, athletics equipment and an archery area, a project management competition is launched whose the estimated cost, all expenses combined, will be €5.88 million.
For the future childhood center, a study will be carried out to verify the feasibility of installing a geothermal heat pump for heating and cooling needs.
A partnership with the municipality of Fimela, in Senegal, is set up. It will allow the city to give them free reformed school furniture and equipment.
At the end of the council meeting, the mayor saluted Aveline Lucas, director of the city’s communication department for five years, for her excellent work and wished her much success in her new position at the Department, but left it to her, before leaving, to finish with all the talent she has shown the setting up of the new website and the next municipal newspaper.
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