Question and answer between Mauro Corona and the mayor of Nuragus Giovanni Daga .
Theme of the dispute, the demolition of a stone fountain by the mayor of the small town in Southern Sardinia.
On 11 October, the TV commentator, during the broadcast "Carta Bianca" on Rai3, accused Daga of having "done a mess " by demolishing the "historical symbol of the country" and a work "built by the entire population". Corona also said, speaking more generally of many mayors and also referring to Daga himself, that the first citizens are often " masters " rather than administrators.
Affirmations, replies the mayor, " false and defamatory towards me and towards the population of Nuragus ". First of all that fountain "is not a historical monument", because it was built in 1999 . It was also built by "a group of socially useful workers" and not by "a people of united benefactors", as Corona said.
Then Daga explains the reasons for the demolition, which was among the promises of his electoral campaign that led to his re-election: " We demolished it because it was not working due to structural deficits, the tank had not been waterproofed and the drain had been built. above the level of the tank. It has always raised criticism and discontent because it was a receptacle for insects due to the stagnation of water after the rains and was often used as a urinal ”.
The interventions to put it into operation would have cost thousands of euros, which is why the designers "believed that the most suitable solution would have been the demolition of a structure designed as a fountain but which in fact never was ".
Finally, the mayor explains how he intends to enhance the square, laments the fact that he was not called to intervene in the broadcast to respond to the "lies" of the columnist and reminds Corona: "We mayors are not masters, but custodians of the popular will" .
(Unioneonline / L)
