En Avant Moris – Patrick Belcourt: “A lot of will at BB/RH, but no long-term vision”

Around a hundred vacant positions at the municipality

He confirmed having discussed with the former leader of the MMM, Paul Bérenger, after his resignation

Patrick Belcourt, leader of En Avant Moris, took stock of his first year as councilor in the municipality of Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill. He recognized that there is a team that works hard, but unfortunately lacks vision.  The party also analyzed the situation in the country and the repercussions of the war in the Middle East. Patrick Belcourt also claimed to have spoken with Paul Bérenger after his resignation.

“Even if we are a new party, extra-parliamentary, we have ideas and the will to make our contribution. "It is with this state of mind that Patrick Belcourt, elected at the head of the list for ward 2 in the last municipal elections, joined the council of Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill. "At first, I listened, I observed. After a year, it's important to talk. There is an omerta around the municipalities. Nobody knows what's going on there,” he says. “There is a team that is working hard, but there is a lack of vision,” he says. It first raises a problem at the human resources level. “One Friday evening, around 7:30 p.m., a driver from the municipality came to drop off a letter at my house. I asked him why he was coming at this time and he explained to me that there was a shortage of staff. »

Patrick Belcourt affirmed that his first instinct was to take stock of employees' overtime. “I thus noticed that the municipality was spending a lot of money on overtime, because there is a lack of staff. There are at least 100 people missing, in different positions, out of a staff of 500-600 people. Those who are there are working hard, they are exhausted,” he adds.

Castigating the government for having dismissed staff members without resorting to recruitment, he argues that “a municipality is an engine of development for the country. If we cannot resolve problems at this level, how are we going to resolve them at the national level? »

Blockage and frustrations

Addressing the sporting, cultural aspect and the city's infrastructure, Patrick Belcourt deplores the Fire Fighting approach. According to him, we must tackle the problems at the root. He cited as an example the Rose-Hill market, which is a shame. “It’s infested with rats and cockroaches. There is a plan for rebuilding the market. There is a budget of Rs 5 million to Rs 7 million, but everything is blocked. For what ? We cannot neglect the city center either, because it is not a Bank Vote. It is the showcase of the city. There is great frustration among citizens,” he denounces.

“We are the ones who are reserved for art and sports,†rebel Pat