Municipal in Saint-Lô: too many jobs, not enough inhabitants?

A priori, the outgoing mayor, the varied proper François Brière, ought to rejoice. With an unemployment price round 5.5%, town of Saint-Lô is “nearly in full employment“. A scenario that several cities in the region would like to know. And but, it reveals a weak level: within the Saint-Lois basin and in Saint-Lô particularly, 64% of entrepreneurs encounter difficulties in recruiting. That is 14 factors greater than elsewhere within the area. And the phenomenon touches “even administrations, it’s uncommon nevertheless it exists“provides the outgoing mayor.

Within the English Channel, this isn’t an remoted case. The Latitude Manche company has recognized between 6,00zero and eight,00zero vacancies within the division. “We should first contribute to creating recognized the businesses that are on our territory, no matter their sizes, there are various nuggets in our financial material, it’s essential to know the best way to make them recognized“, says Emmanuelle Lejeune, municipal councilor for 11 years and on the head of the” Saint-Lô notre ville “record, bringing collectively the correct, left and environmentalists.

Coaching and integration

Like François Brière, who’s looking for a second time period, the candidate believes that the coaching supply is crucial within the attractiveness of Saint-Lô. “We should consolidate and proceed all of the coaching already supplied in our metropolis and find a way, by means of these coaching, to supply and abilities that meet the wants of companies.“, says Emmanuelle Lejeune.”A college metropolis is a metropolis which attracts for enrollment at college college students who doubtlessly grow to be future employees, who can keep on the territory and an entire virtuous sector is being arrange“, explains the outgoing mayor, who claims”greater than 2,00zero college students and apprentices, a really important determine for a metropolis of 20,00zero inhabitants and an agglomeration of practically 80,00zero individuals.“

Emmanuelle Lejeune additionally pleads for an effort by way of integration. “We should assist to publicize the programs which can be already worn by establishments and associations, corresponding to driving license assist or childcare help, programs which additionally assist to get nearer to employment. .“

Rail service “of very poor high quality”

Till the present college students enter the job market, firms within the Saint-Lois basin should usher in candidates to fill vacancies. They need to nonetheless have the ability to attain their vacation spot, in keeping with Philippe Villeroy, municipal councilor for the opposition.

“Corporations have issue bringing their managers and prospects to Saint-Lô as a result of the rail service could be very poor“explains the varied candidate proper from the record” The vitality of renewal “.”Saint-Lô station isn’t on the Paris-Cherbourg line. To go to Paris, there’s a practice station 15 km from town, within the countryside. It offers a deplorable picture of Saint-Lô and its agglomeration.“The candidate believes that the brand new trains bought by the Area enable critical consideration”unchanging relations between Saint-Lô and Paris“and undertakes to”defend tooth and nail this concept“if he’s elected.

“Housing might be the primary topic”

Working in Saint-Lô means residing there, settling there. It’s nonetheless essential to arouse the need. “The attractiveness can also be, when a brand new worker arrives in our metropolis, to have the reactivity to facilitate his set up by making him uncover in a short time the providers accessible, but in addition to point out him how the faculties are of high quality, that there’s a high quality of life, a pleasing residing setting, that there’s additionally a really dense cultural supply of leisure. It’s important to collect all this data in a single place“, says Emmanuelle Lejeune.”Tradition is extraordinarily necessary in a metropolis“, provides Philippe Villeroy,”now we have plenty of cultural actions however they are often strengthened.“

If the service supply is a vital issue within the attractiveness of a metropolis, it is just secondary in comparison with one other file. “Housing might be the primary matter right now“says François Brière.”Housing have to be rehabilitated to be increasingly tailored to the wants of households, in right now's period“, explains Emmanuelle Lejeune.”A non-virtuous circle began 20-30 years in the past“, laments the outgoing mayor,”the emptiness inflicting the costs to fall, the house owners don’t spend money on proportion to what’s essential to renovate these dwellings.“

And to quote for example the absence of an elevator in lots of Saint-Lois buildings. “Within the palette of devices right now on the desk, there’s the actual fact of creating a programmed operation of the development of the habitat particular city renewal (OPAHRU). The elevate part shall be a part that we are going to cope with“, assures François Brière.

The left engaged within the municipal battle in Saint-Lô

A fourth record shall be introduced to voters subsequent March. Will probably be led by Jean-Karl Deschamps, a determine of the Saint-Loise left, who thus returns to the political scene 5 years after leaving it. Aged 53, he was a municipal councilor from 1995 to 2014 and vice-president of the Regional Council of Decrease Normandy for 3 phrases.

Jean-Karl Deschamps solely introduced his candidacy very lately, this Friday, January 31. The Socialist instructed a number of of our colleagues that “Saint-Lô deserves higher than a referendum for or in opposition to the mayor François Brière“.