“I’m making my mea culpa. With Jean-Louis (Gagelin, Editor’s note), we have the habits of former bosses, not really in consultation, it’s true. » This is the response from Patrick Comte, following the questioning from the start of the municipal council of Thierry Pétament (Pontarlier: strong, lively and responsible), “very surprised” to learn in the press and on social networks of projects such as the sale of the Maison Chevalier, the Vannolles school or the evolution of the blue zones, among others. “Topics that should have been discussed in the “urban planning, roads and traffic, green spaces, built heritage, economy” committee. It only met twice, and the last time to talk about road salt… Initially, you said that we were going to work together, so my question is: do you consider us an opposition or are we going to be able to work together? »
“You are an opposition”
Rapporteur of the said commission, Jean-Louis Gagelin responded straight away: “We are not in cohabitation, you are an opposition. And I wish it had happened differently! In the commissions, things are going rather well. But on the outside, you are opponents, with what your head of list publishes on social networks. You can’t put ointment on one side and then, boom…”
Targeted, Bertrand Guinchard replied: “We must not reverse the roles! I spoke out on the networks because it is the only place where we can express our disagreements and our vision of things. I would have liked us to talk about important subjects in committee. From the beginning, we have been excluded from all that. While what’s more, we tend to agree on a lot of subjects. » No desire to ostracize anyone, reassured the mayor, explaining that the blue zones, the macaron and the Pelikan’s fire are issues being dealt with, “but the subjects of building sales will be discussed at the next commission. »
