Cagliari, 16 million in Marghine for environment, culture and services: the Additional Act of the project “Marghine al Centro” signed.

Enhancement of environmental and cultural heritage, improvement of essential services, strengthening of territorial governance: these are the three guidelines of “Marghine in the Center”, Territorial Development Project at the centre of the meeting held today in macomer, where the Councillor for Programming, Giuseppe Meloni, together with the mayors of theUnion of Municipalities of Marghine – Macomer, Birori, Bolotana, Borore, Bortigali, Dualchi, Lei, Noragugume, Silanus and Sindia – shared with the economic-social partnership theAdditional Act to the Program Agreement.

“Today is an important milestone” – stated Councillor Meloni – “The co-design process of the 'Marghine al Centro' project, built together with the Municipalities and local communities, is now complete. A shared effort that starts from the real needs of the territory and aims to enhance its potential. Investing in cohesion means using resources well, respecting deadlines and providing concrete answers to citizens, improving services and the quality of life. With this new phase we are making more funds available: from 11,3 in the last programming period to over 16,3 million euros”.

Le resources will serve to complete the interventions already started and finance new actions on the environment, culture, sport and essential services, especially for i young and more fragile bands. “Because improving the territory means taking care of the people who live there”, added Meloni.

The meeting was also attended by the Councillor for General Affairs, Mariaelena Motzo, who praised the work of Councillor Meloni and all the staff of the Department and of the CRP “for the commitment shown in bringing integrated planning to the territories”.

“I think a great job is being done to close the territorial programming” – Motzo said – "the 16 million allocated represent an opportunity for the entire territory, which must be seized and managed in the best possible way. Now we must be good at closing the contracts and calling for tenders so as not to slow down this virtuous process. We must all work together to achieve the objectives, leaving aside parochialism, thinking as a territory of a large area for collective and profitable growth for all. It is a priority to reverse the trend of depopulation and invest in planning to allow companies to be born and progress in the territory, with an eye also to technological development which represents a great opportunity in terms of innovation and future growth".

THEAdditional Act follows the strategy of the initial Project, with the completion of the interventions included in the first agreement signed in 2017 and the creation of new interventions to meet the needs of the territory.

The route saw the active involvement of the whole territory, with the main objective of adapt the proposals presented to the actual needs that emerged during the implementation of the interventions included in the2017 Program Agreement.

The Project focuses on three main actions:

Action 1 – Enhancement of the environmental and cultural offer:
Creation of routes connecting naturalistic, archaeological and religious areas. Enhancement of existing cultural attractions and improvement of tourist accessibility through promotion and information centers.

Action 2 – Improvement of essential services in the area:
Expansion of the offer of primary services, both general and tourist. Interventions are planned retraining, compliance e adaptation of sports facilitiesThe Additional Act also includes the social welfare sector, not foreseen in the first phase.

Action 3 – Territorial governance:
Strengthening the role and skills of Local societies to improve the management and implementation of the entire project.