In Vicenza you are fighting in defense of freedom of choice and self-determination of a city. The next October 5 its citizens will be asked to express, through a referendum called by the common led by Achilles Varied, former mayor of the city Berica young in the nineties and near the PD, their membership or not project "Ederle 2" , which wants to double the local American base. Vicenza and surrounding areas are home to several U.S. military sites: in addition to Camp Ederle, the Site Pluto in Longwood, according to the Tormeno, warehouses to Quartesolo towers and housing area in Vicenza Est the Pentagon's intention is to transform the most important city in the U.S. Army's logistics base in Europe to direct flow - is the thought of many - of the possible future wars within the Middle East scenario.
The point of the enlargement existing plants have been identified north of the capital of Veneto, close to Dal Molin: the project involves 600 thousand cubic meters of new military buildings, located at the center of a city UNESCO. With the placet of the government of Romano Prodi and Silvio Berlusconi and with laissez-faire of the last steps towards the city administration Vicenza "Ederle 2" have been made despite the discomfort of the citizens. Then, something changed: it was the group "No Dal Molin", have spread information and protest ; were organized events, festivals and occupations of dissent, the latest of which violently repressed in a drawing alarming combining today Chiaiano (NA) at the heart of the Northeast. Variati The mayor, in office for six months, challenged each other and promoted a referendum: the appeal to the TAR of Veneto desired by the opponents of the referendum (the Committee "Dal Molin" which now points to the Council of State) has given reason the mayor and the entire opposition movement . A decision will be for the first time the people of Vicenza: 35,000 voters are needed for a quorum and is not yet clear whether the required numbers are reached. The referendum would endorse the purchase by the town, U.S. interest in the project area. Meanwhile, Paolo Costa, the special commissioner for the Dal Molin (wanted by Prodi and reconfirmed Berlusconi), puts it this way from the pages of Journal of Vicenza : "The area has been designed to use state property when it was made available to American and therefore can not be sold." And again: "This referendum is inherently undemocratic because it tended to cripple our democracy by opposing the national institutions, the sole proprietor to decide on matters of foreign policy and defense on behalf of the entire community. It is not an issue of direct democracy or representative democracy is that in foreign policy and defense of "people power" is exercised only through the level national government. why the mayor wanted Variati referendum is an exercise in anti-democratic, as it seeks to override the national interest in the name of a local interest is not constitutionally protected. In Vicenza not seem to want to understand and go on to say who cares. But I think there are many Vicenza able to understand and distinguish. " What I, personally, I understand that Vicenza is a decision to accept passively and completely tax benefit without any for its growth. What is the urgency of current foreign policy that leads to trample on the will and the feelings of many citizens? There is no urgency.
Why say "no" enlargement "Ederle 2"?
Because each city is responsible for its sovereign territory and should be able to decide the fate without pressure dropped from above. Because the American arms industry should not dictate to other countries and because its intent on the front in the Middle East concern the world civil and obviously care about much of Vicenza, which has already seen its bases used for the war in the Balkans, and perhaps worst fears of scripts to assist in case of attacks on Syria or Iran recently possibility that the journalist Massimo Fini gave his opinion to probable. But there are only ideological reasons, or of opinion. The malfunctioning of U.S. bases impact the environment and leads to a significantly negative Vicenza to shoulder the enormous costs of mere subordination .
These data are reported on the official website of the movement "No Dal Molin" page on Facebook and on projects for "Ederle 2".
Electricity: connecting the electricity would cost € 9,360,000, of which slightly more than one-fifteenth paid by the Americans, all the rest (€ 8.73 million) by AIM, or from Vicenza. In addition, the U.S. bases to purchase their electricity free of taxes and tariffs.
Sewage: connection to the sewer system would cost even more and would be borne entirely by AIM, that is, of Vicenza. In addition, the costs for the use of the sewage treatment (more than 500,000 € per year) if they award the Vicenza, again.
Water: the new U.S. base called for a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 260 liters per second. AIM can now serve 7 liters / second and with a new line could reach 30. The amount of water required is too expensive for our aquifer. Not to mention the cost, about € 350,000, would be borne by the Vicenza via AIM.
Gas: would provide the AIM-AMCPS, using the taxes of Vicenza.
Phone: the same.
garbage: disposal of refuse and sewage would provide even AIM.
Roads maintenance of roads would think instead AMCPS (Vicenza paying yet).
Expenditure: 41% of operating costs of U.S. bases are the responsibility of the host country. Only for Italy Ederle already pay 65 million euro per year.
consumption, costs and utility bills: but Not a single euro we earn? The Americans did not wear "Schei"? Yes a bit 'of money they bring, though nothing compared to what they spend. But the main problem is: where do they go these dollars?
Business: usually around U.S. bases, self-sufficient in everything, not flower business.
Jobs: Vicenza today about 700 people work directly for the U.S., with wages for 23 million euro per year. But if the 65 million € / year spent by us to keep the Ederle were invested in health, civil protection, schools and other services for citizenship would be created over 2000 jobs.
Investments: of € 475 million earmarked by the U.S. Congress for final construction works (including construction of new military base and housing for the families of soldiers, restructuring Ederle Site and Pluto) will earn only 45 million companies in Vicenza, while the bulk of the loot, well € 430 million, would be to the CMC and the League of Cooperatives, Venetian and other companies that are not foreign companies.
annual expenditure on the territory currently , the revenue that the city recorded through the use of infrastructure, goods and services and rents U.S. amounted to 127 million euro. After the creation of new villages, recreational facilities adjustments and other technical requirements, costs U.S. territory would be reduced from 127 to 50 million euro / year. The 13,400 companies that operate in Vicenza bill of € 7 billion per year. These 50 million represent 0.7% of the economy Vicenza.
Pollution: according to the EPA (the agency responsible for environmental protection by the U.S. Congress to strengthen and enforce the laws) military bases represent the largest polluter in the United States, producing waste by the terrible impact environmental and public health (think periclorati and the TEC). EPA orders imposed in the past have been dismissed by the Pentagon has refused to clean up bases and sign agreements required by law.
aquifer: given the inconsistency of the land on which it was decided to build the military establishment, would be necessary to plant thousands of piles of consolidation to a depth of twenty meters. These, combined with the planned tunnel of the "northern bypass" that come under the military base (about 40 meters deep), would create a barrier to water flow which is the precious aquifer that serves the area of \u200b\u200bVicenza, Padova and Rovigo . To the north of the barrier would increase the water while in the south will suffer a fall.
Homes warehouses and industrial these changes in groundwater and soil could lead to lower construction on one side and the other to rise. A few millimeters may be sufficient to cause serious damage to any type of building. Impunity: as shown by the Cermis, crimes committed by U.S. soldiers, even outside of the bases are not subject to Italian jurisdiction.
mental suffering: cases of mental and social problems are not counted among the war veterans. Vicenza has seen other cities before the spread of hard drugs, thanks to the veterans of Vietnam.
I ask: what boundary between the alliance and allegiance?
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