The social center of Sbarre, hosted in the premises of the former district of via Graziella, was reopened and returned to citizens. The structure was affected by redevelopment, renovation, safety and adaptation works with air conditioning system. The mayor were present at the inauguration ceremony Giuseppe Falcomatàthe councilors Lucia Nucera, Anna Briante, Giuggi Palmento And Domenico Battagliatogether with the city councilors Giuseppe Marino, Giuseppe Giordano, Maria Ranieri, Giovanni Latella, Giuseppe Cuzzocrea, Franco Barreca And Filippo Quartuccio. A moment of great joy, shared with the guests of the center, celebrated with a cake, sparkling wine and poems dedicated to Italo Falcomatà, the mayor who first wanted and committed to the creation of the center.
In his speech, the mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà wanted to preliminarily apologize for the delays in the works and thanked the users for the patience and resilience shown: “Thanks for all the affection I felt today, for the words you have turned to me and that they deeply moved me. This area has always been linked to my family: as a child I came here to play football, “he recalled.
He added: “How can we forget the church of Graziella, where we have recently resumed the work. We have to do even more for this center and for the neighborhood. But above all, when we talk about the city and the good of the citizens, enemies must not exist. We must be united and work all in the same direction. At most there may be opponents, but enemies is a bad word. If we make the war between us, we don’t go anywhere. Today we are happy for the reopening of the center. If it is necessary to clarify it: there has never been any will on our part to hinder it, but it was necessary to complete some technical and bureaucratic passages ».
Great satisfaction expressed by the councilor Giuseppe Cuzzocrea, which has always been engaged in the social sphere on the territory of Sbarre. The councilor for welfare Lucia Nucera explained the path followed to return the center to users: «We posed the problem of how to regularize the structure, keeping its self -managed nature intact. I thank the manager Francesco Barreca for the work done: A regulation has been drawn up which made it possible to protect the original spirit of the Center. We have identified three coordinators for self -management, following the indications of the coordinator of the social center. Subsequently, an expression of interest was promoted, through which the elderly were able to request participation. From there we started with the organization, the purchase of furnishings with social policies funds and the adaptation of the structure to make it accessible and comfortable. The center will now have a large hall and an adjacent room, where the elderly will be able to carry out physical activity, socialize and take advantage of spaces suitable for their needs. Our duty will come to visit them with great pleasure ».
A final comment, on the sidelines of the ceremony, the representatives of the majority of Palazzo San Giorgio dedicated it to responding to the statements issued in the press by two opposition councilors: “In spite of how much some jackal would like to make believe – they said – the reopening of this center, in complete safety and legitimacy, is a result that is due to the administration led by Giuseppe Falcomatà. A natural circle that reunites with what has been done about more than 20 years ago by the then mayor Italo Falcomatà who, precisely to Sbarre, wanted to inaugurate this social center, making it a point of reference for all the elderly in the neighborhood “.