“Mr. Mayor, we know your scope is limited (1)And we excuse you (until when?) for not always doing much because we know that you cannot do much… So when you make a decision that will affect the economic, social and health life of a neighborhood, we dream that you will make all the neurons available to your team work as best as possible!! !
I often walk (and this is very good for my health) the distance that separates my home from the independent bakery on the Bordeaux road “L’Amie du Pain” which, by the quality of its products, the honesty of its work, the breadth of its scope, its hours and its welcoming smile, exactly meets what we can expect from A local business… What urgency was there to give your approval to open next to an industrial produce cooking station that I refuse to call a bakery? It has allowed a franchise to be established using aggressive tactics (handing out free baguettes on opening day in front of the eyes of the artisan baker next door), which will only employ “bullshit jobs” (I use English intentionally because that type of job is snacking!), which sell Products saturated with sugar and salt to help develop diabetes and obesity in a population slave to this deadly but frighteningly effective philosophy…
Since I have had the privilege of reading some books, and listening to some great minds, I will continue to frequent L’Amie du Pain and will never speak informally to the person next door… and I will use the same approach during the next election. I knew you were even more inspired, Mr. Mayor, when you supported Philippe Lomé in his fight against the expansion of commercial areas in Champigny… I refuse to believe that it was only for electoral calculations that allowed you to oppose the majority of the time. I think you took the opportunity to understand the devastating social, environmental and health impacts of this type of economic model…what a disappointment! One more!…One too many? “.
(1) Indeed, as Philippe Vergnaud, delegate of trades and crafts, pointed out in the CL article, “As long as town planning rules are respected, we cannot oppose the opening.” Furthermore, only brands that wish to have a sales area of at least 1,000 square meters are subject to the District Commercial Development Commission (CDAC).
