Throught the local tv channel and the South express way, the political setting of the next Angers polls takes shape

The mayors of Angers Loire Métropole (credit ALM)

Before the summer holidays, the temperature in Angers has suddently climbed... in the political field. In quick succession, the chairman of the General Council of Maine-et-Loire, Christohe Béchu, has tackled the mayor of Angers Frédéric Béatse about issues which could resurface during the next municipal elections in 2014 : the South by-pass of Angers and the local tv project. On the two questions, Angers city needs or has sought the support of the General Council.

The former Angers tv channel (Wiki)

Regarding the South express way, Angers city, which recently cancelled the project in favor a second trolley line, is now freezed in the implementation of its scheme on Maine banks. The express way along the Maine depends on the General Council as long as the South ring way is not carried out. Regarding the planned Angers tv station, the same General Council has rejected the offer to be part of it for financial and probably political reasons without denying it could be good for the fame of the city.

Few by few, the setting of the next Angers polls is taking shape. Beyond the roads and the traffic, beyond the local tv channel, the attractiveness of the city appears as one of the possible fields for debates and choices betwen these two contenders.