Comunità montane: la mano pesante del governo 
Here is the article of the newspaper Il Tirreno, pages in Tuscany, July 31
FLORENCE. Yesterday (up to a month ago, to understand) the mountain communities in Tuscany was twenty. Today, after approval at the end of June of the law reforming the Region of Tuscany, are fourteen (six less). Tomorrow, if it is approved the Budget of the Berlusconi government, are likely to remain only two: the Garfagnana el'Appenino Pistoia. Farewell mountain communities, so criticized (the excesses), but also loved and staunchly defended by the mayors of the mountain?
" Yes, the danger is real. In fact, the Budget Law, approved in the House and now before the Senate, in fact remove the mountain communities of Tuscany , "is the alarm raised by the Democratic Party Senator Andrea Marcucci . He adds: "It creates enormous damage to small municipalities and services to citizens. The mountain communities in fact in many areas of our region manage activities fondamentali per i residenti ».
La proposta di Tremonti . Tutto è partito dal ministro dell’Economia Giulio Tremonti, che un mese fa ha proposto di chiudere i battenti delle comunità montane, giudicate enti inutili e spreconi. Meglio risparmiare, trasferendo a Comuni e Province i servizi oggi svolti dalle Comunità montane, ha proposto il ministro. Proposta che non è passata: troppo pesante anche per il Pdl. Così è stata trovata una soluzione più soft: niente cancellazione di imperio, ma assegnazione dei fondi statali solo a quelle Comunità montane che presentano un’altitudine media di 750 metri. Una sorta di forca caudina, sotto la quale in Toscana passano Only two mountain communities.
Slow death. These are the terms of the government approved the Budget to the House. The text now passes to the Senate. Hence the alarm Marcucci, senator, and UNCEM, the union of mountain communities, because the Budget can be revised. But hopes are slim because the government will probably vote of confidence. The President Oreste UNCEM Tuscany Giurlani attendees rated "highly critical and worried," you could cut off funding to the mountain communities die a slow death. " Not only that, for Giurlani the indiscriminate felling of mountain communities 'Would lead to devastating effects on the land for essential services, leading to the disruption and their closure. "
crisis in small towns. Giurlani, who is mayor of mills Vallico, 700 souls, adding that the closure of mountain communities will have negative effects for small towns, "My twenty entrusted functions, from traffic cops to transport, to the mountain community of Valley Media Serchio. If this is deleted, as will I with five employees to provide municipal services? ".
empty shell. The commissioner to the reforms of the Tuscany region Fragai Augustine explains that in reality the 14 mountain communities will not be cut: "The State shall support only two. Which means that the others may remain, but will have to make do. It 'clear that the government will not close the mountain communities, but puts them in crises, and in some cases, almost agony. "It must be remembered that at present with regard to running costs (staff, buildings, utility bills etc.). 80% of the money comes to the mountain communities from the region and only 20% by the State. "But it is also a sufficient amount so reduced to undermine the management of a mountain community," concludes Fragai.
08/01/2008 
