Pav: Living one of the more difficult ones around Square des Angles

Several complaints arose that the corporation was listening to finalize the public space. “We decided to organize rather than struggle,” explains Jean-Pierre Bombat of the mission …

Several complaints arose that the corporation was listening to finalize the public space. “We decided to organize rather than struggle,” explains Jean-Pierre Bombat of the Ville-Jordan mission.

A transformation

What used to be a tram station in the early 20th century has changed today. Colors, well-defined applications, a corner with tools, children’s games, a large dog park, a semi-basketball court with a noise-reducing surface, benches, the site is closed at night (now 7pm) …

During the neighborhood meeting, this Friday, March 18, at Henry IV School, about thirty people attended, and since the beginning of this period residents have not failed to salute the public’s accessible equipment again. One person even hopes that “children who have left the site will return.”

Please consider the neighborhood

But the brand new square will not solve all the problems. The first sign of this is the big sign at the bottom of the yard saying “Stop the noise”, “Thanks for thinking neighborhood” or ban alcohol. Gilbert Tannon, the local elected official, is already promising improvements.

This summer, a new caregiver, Loïc Ondicola, is coming to visit the caregiver’s home, which needs to be renovated. What enhances the security of the site, but also the creation of animations in the service of users. The site wants to be alive, city center district manager, Emily Buckler, ewing board games, a composter project, traditional visits, why not dog activities …

A chaotic Ogfa eruption

A local has already denounced “party people” and “homeless people”, “dogs in the restricted zone”, “loudspeakers”. Rue Péré’s two neighbors, who do not see the square, are worried about the two-year-old Okfa (Friendly Fires Management Organization) home on the corner of Boulevard Alsace-Lorraine in the former Wellcome Retirement Home. “A constant concern, she denounces. These young people should go to the square and get fresh air. Why shouldn’t they turn their building yard into a landscape? They need to find a permanent solution to it. What is the city policy in this?”

Nathalie Massou Fontenel, head of Aglow’s Citizenship and Public Peace Service, said the headline was “following for months. We have a big problem with this hostel and we are working with the Municipal Police, the National Police and the locals and we are discussing with the permanent staff of the hostel to improve the occupation conditions of the park. We also want to close the hall that serves as a shelter to avoid them gathering, but the owner is not currently in favor.

Okfa, did you stretch your finger a little too soon?

The Ogfa home, which was set up at the end of rue Péré in January 2020, was moved from Avenue Phoebus, where space for foreign minors was needed. This CHRS (shelter and community reunification center) called Novaé accommodates up to 50 isolated individuals (men and women, sometimes couples without children). “These are people with a complex lifestyle, sometimes wandering the streets and far away from work,” explains Celine Mercy, Okfa’s deputy director general. “They want to rebuild themselves on the social, physical and mental levels, to regain autonomy and a normal life.” The site has emergency accommodation, health beds and places for the mentally ill.
Celine Mercy assures, “We are trying to respond” to criticism from neighbors. “If someone comes home, the team will be there 24 hours a day.” “We also walk around the neighborhood to see where the problems are. And sometimes we ask questions about people who are not from our area. A certain dangerous situation has settled in the district which does not fall under Okfa, ”he believes. A precarious situation, confirmed by Beatrice Jouhantox, Pav City Solidarity Assistant, describes a situation complicated by a health crisis. As for those who want to send these residents to the countryside, Celine Mercy noted, “All of these people who are welcomed in Novia are from Pav and its federation. They are urbanites. They deserve a chance. We have great stories about reunification. It works!”

An answer that is not enough. “When there is a human heart, another resident of the district starts, these people deserve to live elsewhere for themselves and the residents. A green place away from the city. This neighborhood is impoverished by this system.” Are, they left because they were planned by words.Another owner in the neighborhood describes a similar situation.

Police in the first attempt

Nathalie Massou Fontenel calls for “do not hesitate to call police services to intervene.” “We’m not going to call the police every time, the local responds. We’re getting there casually, but they need to find a place, they need to go somewhere!”

“We’m thinking about it, the department head continues, but these non – homeless people, like Lawrence Park, find a place to socialize. , Also has a plan of mediators.