“We are elected for seven years and we are going to build together the first real term of office of the European Collectivity of Alsace. “After the usual thanks, this is how Frédéric Bierry launched, Thursday in Colmar, his new mandate as president of the CEA, the entity born on January 1 and which brings together the departments of Haut and Bas-Rhin.
The former mayor of Schirmeck, 55, was carefree re-elected to his post. Of the 80 new advisers, 75 gave him their vote, against four for the environmental candidate Ludivine Quintallet.
“Become a national laboratory for democratic innovation”
In his inaugural speech, Frédéric Bierry announced nine strategic directions, including the deployment of a new recovery plan. In most cases, he wishes to involve the inhabitants in decisions. “For this new mandate, I suggest that we embark on a global overhaul of our dialogue with the population. To experiment and become a national laboratory for democratic innovation ”, insisted the president, he who also wants to“ experiment with a voting system, in the spirit of what is done in Switzerland, in order to seek advice. of the population on the major issues at stake for our population and for the territory throughout the mandate. “
He has already mentioned four avenues for possible votes: “the methods of organizing the heavy goods vehicle tax, the choice to intervene in the depollution of Stocamine […] the exit or not of Alsace of the Grand-Est “and the” orientations of the Alsatian public service. “
Regarding the exit from the Grand-Est, Frédéric Bierry is only repeating what he had already launched on election night, Sunday. “I believe that today, it is above all urgent to get down to work and get out of the crisis, rather than fighting on yet another institutional reform”, then replied the President of the Grand-Est, Jean Rottner. .