The resolution, which had been endorsed by all 10 city districts . fell despite the hostilities declared by the Mayor, which has certainly affected the majority of advisers and a twisting their first attempt to amend the text to distorting.
The Committee is strongly opposed - also supported by a lively popular mobilization - And a work of mediation conducted by Councillor Monica Cerutti-SD and MariaTeresa Silvestrini-PCR with the director of the PD Lorusso - have led to a suboptimal solution but acceptable.
Proponents of water privatization have not done it all: not only the abstention of the Mayor but not the turnout of minority and two counselors and PD Enzo Lavolta Stefano Gallo. Their three missing votes were thus prevented from reaching the two-thirds majority required by law to approve the resolution on first reading (the votes were 31 compared to 34 needed).
It was not then proceed to two successive and separate simple majority voting, which ended today, February 8 with the approval of the resolution of citizens' initiative signed by 12,000 citizens of Turin. We believe that there is a precedent of such wide popular involvement in institutional policy of the City.
The Turin Public Water Committee meets Tuesday, Feb. 9 (coffee Basaglia, via Mantova 34, 20.45) to give an assessment of the merits of the resolution so adopted.
We hope other cities take example from Turin ...
