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So we're still waiting... This could be a great Is this possible, given the exponential cost of the Principality does not stop at our borders.
opportunity to launch a thinktank about the the Symbiose project (which is supposed to We need to talk to these people in the name
district and then the city, to bring to fruition include a waste collection centre, a heating- of the public interest! Not talking to them is
projects that are economically viable for the cooling plant, pneumatic waste collection, a blocking the way; the Cap d'Ail hopper is a
Principality and which meet the needs of the seawater loop and a wastewater treatment perfect example...
population and Monegasques, while at the plant)? The Ilot Pasteur is an urban planning
same time having other urban uses. It really T.B.: The project was initially presented with challenge. With the construction of a number
is a crash test for them! In the meantime, a budget of 300 million euros. Today, we're at of indispensable structures, including the long-
they will be working on the Lycée Albert and around 680 million euros, to which we're adding awaited new Charles III secondary school and
relocating the students for 2 years. a base estimated at 800 million euros! So we're a pedestrian boulevard. Do you know when the
For our part, we tabled a bill at the last already at a billion and a half euros... Being able 7,700 m² State offices and the media library
legislative session at the end of July on the to treat your own waste gives you sovereignty, will be finished?
inclusion of a master development plan that but only household waste is treated in Monaco. J.A.: The building reserved for the
would consider the scope of the city as a whole Glass, plastic, cement from building sites and administrative offices (currently located in
and put forward operations for the next 5 years. hospital waste are all treated in France! The the Fontvieille shopping centre) is scheduled
This master development plan takes into Government has not discussed an alternative for completion by the end of 2024. It's a
account road traffic, all aspects of energy with the French authorities on the grounds that substitute for the public service pavilion that
networks, urban planning, major structuring the Basel Convention requires us to treat our we proposed. The delay is due to the endless
projects, multimodal and road transport waste. Yet Monaco treats the French Riviera comings-and-goings caused by the needs
systems, etc. A plan was produced in 2003 Conurbation Community (CARF)'s waste. expressed by the administrative departments
and should have been updated. This would Let's look at all the possible scenarios. Didier concerned.
enable us to avoid the anarchy in EPCs for Guillaume told us in a private meeting that he
major works and mobility, where projects are was going to take the matter in hand. For our The shopping centre: what are the current
always presented to us on the fly (see p.32). part, we're going to meet Christian Estrosi and plans for modernisation?
activate a permanent relationship between our T.B.: We've actually seen several projects...
The Charles III development, which will house elected representatives. Socri Limited's first project (1A) was
the future incineration plant, a logistics hub We have local decision-makers on our doorstep announced 6 years ago. The government
and offices, is due to be completed in 2030. and we share common issues, because life in belatedly realised that it was too expensive

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