The Region is not having it: "Law 20 has not been rejected, nor even struck down by the Constitutional Court," Francesco Spanedda, Councilor for Urban Planning and Local Authorities, clarified yesterday in a statement. But the Committees' reaction was immediate: "So they haven't learned anything," thundered the mayor of Orgosolo. "They continue to make mistakes: if they persist in not focusing on Article 3, Letter F of the Statute, which gives us primary jurisdiction over urban planning matters, further beatings will follow."
The councilor
For Spanedda, the Sardinian law on suitable areas remains in force: "The central articles of the law and all the technical annexes, which define suitable areas (within which simplified procedures can be applied) and unsuitable areas, based on urban planning, landscape, and territorial criteria, remain in effect. Sardinia continues to have a governing body, not a regulatory vacuum." Spanedda recalls that the Court has eliminated automatic bans in unsuitable areas. "This doesn't mean indiscriminate approval, but rather that in those areas, facilities will face procedures with 'enhanced investigations' and stricter controls. We're moving from a general ban to the assessment of specific conditions, project by project."
The committees
Luigi Pisci, of the Sarcidano Committee: "It's clear that the Regional Council, that is, those who govern Sardinia, still haven't grasped the situation. Ours is almost a prayer, in light of the ongoing assault: let them pull out the Pratobello24. We still have time; it's our last chance."
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