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Oysters on the sidewalks
#AUDE – What to do with the oyster shells that we eat in Leucate ? The Colas company and the Grand Narbonne are developing solutions to make them into surfacing for sidewalks, cycle paths or parking spaces. With the tons of oysters swallowed, Colas could produce “9,000 to 10,000 square meters of surfacing, or the equivalent of 3,000 meters of cycle path”, underlines Samuel Marcinkowski, director of the Grand Narbonne works design office. In Narbonne, you can already use a sidewalk made of this new surface.
Today's figure: 9.5 million euros
#BALARUC-LES-BAINS – This is the estimated sum in millions of euros of the damage caused by the poor workmanship of the thermal baths construction site. In December 2024, the mayor had launched summary proceedings before the administrative court of Toulouse, for the reimbursement of the costs incurred (748,000 euros) to repair the poor workmanship (acoustics, ventilation, sludge production, etc.). The chief magistrate hopes, however, that the court that will judge the case on the merits will also rule in his favor.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000Brigitte Macron and Didier Deschamps in Montpellier
#PIECES JAUNES –Brigitte Macron and Didier Deschamps were received on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the CHU Parents' House. Opened in September 2024, this place, which welcomes parents of children hospitalized at the Montpellier University Hospital, was co-financed by the Pièces jaunes operation to the tune of 600,000 euros, or half of the investment. “We saw parents of premature babies, adolescents, transplant patients, they all said that it is the house, here, that allows them to overcome the ordeal” , declared the wife of the Head of State. The former coach of the Blues added: “We need more, so that every family with a child in hospital can benefit from it.”
Robert Ménard pinned for his expenses in Paris
#BEZIERS – Nearly 30,000 euros in expenses – 28,122 euros – for travel by the mayor of Béziers, Robert Ménard, to Paris, from January 2020 to February 2024, paid for by the City of Béziers. This is the sum denounced by Transparence citoyenne which, through the words of its president, Guillaume Leroy, sent a letter to the mayor to ask for explanations… The association points to Montpellier-Paris flights, taxi rides, in particular. “Out of 70 trips to Paris counted, Robert Ménard appeared 42 times on TV shows”, Guillaume Leroy also notes. This Wednesday, Robert Ménard claimed not to have received the letter and considered the method used “inadmissible”. “Where is the problem ? , declared the mayor of Béziers. When I go to the media, it benefits the city's reputation.” The mayor explained that he would therefore respond point by point. In this type of case,“either it is convincing, otherwise we are thinking about reporting it to the judicial authorities”, concludes Guillaume Leroy.
Dangerous scooters
#HERAULT – A number of accidents and injuries that doubled between 2023 and 2024. Mortality, it, went from one to four deaths, over the same period. These are the very worrying figures of the risks linked to the electric scooter, in Hérault. Tuesday January 14, 2025, again, in Montpellier, a 27-year-old man was the victim of a head trauma with loss of consciousness, after a collision with a car. For the prefect's chief of staff, Thibaut Félix, “the results are frankly worrying” . In 2024, 50 accidents were recorded compared to 23 in 2023, and 48 injured, compared to 24 in 2023. Cities have already decided to restrict the circulation of these two-wheelers, such as Carcassonne, with fines of up to 135 euros.
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