2023-11-15 07:43:00
“Ah? You’re telling me it’s the white building next to my house? But what’s this story?” A resident of rue de la Gendarmerie learned on Tuesday that the proposed detention center would be located a few steps from her front door. “I heard that it concerns Jemeppe, not Moustier. But why does the federal government want to implement this project in our small village? Why Moustier? What is the idea? Frankly, it gives me a feeling of insecurity . Will I still dare to leave the door to my garden open for my dog in summer?”
This lady will ask all these questions next Wednesday, during the presentation of the project to the public, at the Gabrielle Bernard cultural center in Moustier. She will be accompanied by many residents of the neighborhood including this 85-year-old gentleman. There are only a few meters of difference between his house and the federal project. “It is my son who will represent me. He already knows that I am totally once morest it. Frankly, at 85 years old, I would have liked to have something other than a detention center near my home. This project will have a negative impact on the neighborhood. We didn’t need that. All our houses will be devalued. Who will want to buy my house when it’s right next to a prison? Nobody! It won’t be worth anything anymore.”
These fears are shared by all residents of rue de la Gendarmerie. “I learned the information on Monday on the radio,” comments this local resident who lives a little further up. “My husband still hasn’t digested it. Personally, I had heard rumors this summer that the ex-gendarmerie had been sold and that it would be demolished. I contacted the mayor some time ago regarding this. She told me that it was not sold… I now understand her response better since in fact, this building belongs to the project leader: the federal government!”
She deplores, like many Moustiérois and Jemeppois, the lack of communication. “The mayor, who lives a few meters further down, might have spoken to us regarding it. There, she presents us with a fait accompli. On the other hand, you are telling me today that the project is not finalized, that there will be a public inquiry. Honestly, with the communication that circulated on Facebook yesterday, I thought that nothing might stop the project. This is good news. We will therefore wait for the public inquiry to make our voice heard.”
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“I would have liked the mayor to take a position”
In Rue de la Fabrique, the bottom of many local residents’ gardens will be glued to the mini-prison. A resident wonders regarding security. “I am obviously once morest this project but if it were to be implemented, will the Municipality take responsibility for repairing the fences which separate my garden from the project? Will they be reinforced or changed? Frankly, there is no- Are there not other more isolated places to set up a detention center rather than next to or at the bottom of the Moustiérois garden? I also regret not having been warned sooner by the mayor who lives in Moustier. I would therefore have liked it to immediately position itself once morest this project. It’s still right in the center of the village!” A point of view shared by those we interviewed.
The same obligations as an individual
In the leaflet detailing the project and distributed to all neighbors of the site, rue de la Gendarmerie, the federal government indicates that the current building will be razed and replaced by prefabricated units. “This is a prefabricated housing unit such as is used, for example, to house Ukrainian refugees.”
But just because the idea was proposed by the federal government does not mean it will be accepted. Indeed, first, this project will be subject to public inquiry. Then, if the concept of prefabs does not pose a problem, it will still have to correspond to the municipal town planning guide (GCU).
The federal government will therefore not be able to do anything and will have to, like an ordinary person, dress up the project so that it does not stand out in the neighborhood (size, roof slope, etc.).
Sambreville was surveyed
In addition to the Jemeppois project, where the building belongs to the federal government, the City of Sambreville was surveyed to create a detention center at the former La Sérénité rest home, a municipal building. The college has, according to our information, declined the proposal.
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