Some centers of the Alto Jonio Cosentino, as many in the Strait area, and then small realities of the hinterland of Reggio and Catanzaro. All united by the inclusion in the first tranche of financing of the public tender for the National Plan for the redevelopment of small municipalities. In fact, the ranking drawn up by the Casa Italia department was approved and published in recent days, with the signature of the decree of Palazzo Chigi on the projects eligible for financing. The individual local administrations could participate alone or in association; for each individual municipality the maximum amount that could be financed was 700 thousand euros (intended to multiply by the number of entities that are part of a possible agreement).
Among the projects that can be funded immediately are, for example, those of Calanna and Campo Calabro, recipients of 2 million each. The largest slice of the available “pie” goes to Alessandria del Carretto, which will receive 3.5 million. The money will be used to secure and redevelop infrastructure, to safeguard and redevelop historic centers, public places and buildings dedicated to culture and the memory of local traditions, as well as to restructure roads of particular historical and cultural value designed to accommodate tourist flows that use low environmental impact modes of transport. The same amount (3.5 million) was assigned to San Giorgio Albanese, another town in the province of Cosenza. And then again, to mention the pre-Aspromontana area, a further 1.4 million assigned to Molochio and Scido, the same amount to San Ferdinando (a “hinge” town between the provinces of Reggio and Vibo Valentia) and 2 million directed towards Roghudi, a small town in the Grecanic area of Reggio. Going further north, there are 700 thousand euros recognized to Bova, the same amount that touches Umbriatico, Platania, Paterno and San Fili. Brancaleone closes in terms of funding importance, with 619 thousand euros.
It should be noted, however, that several dozen Calabrian municipalities have been admitted to receive state subsidies, but the latter, placed further back in the Palazzo Chigi ranking, will still have to wait for the actual arrival of the resources.
