Castiglione Urban Plan Update for Cavalieri Factory Redevelopment
Among the topics discussed in yesterday evening’s city council meeting, exclusively of an urban planning nature, is a variation to the Town Plan, specifically number 18, related to the redevelopment of the former Cavalieri pasta factory.
This is a technical step that will need to undergo a subsequent council review, with potential observations from private citizens. Essentially, it rectifies a discrepancy of 40 square meters between the current Prg and the redevelopment plan prepared by engineer Savoldi.
Therefore, an essential technical variation, albeit minimal, to proceed with the process and address one of the blights of the Castiglionese historic center. For many years, efforts have been made to resolve the issue of the former pasta factory, and the administration of former mayor De Padova, alongside assessor Caristia, had come close to solving it.
Project Progress and Resolved Issues
After Sigurtà’s appointment, the issue returned to the table of the Urban Planning manager, Pier Mario Azzoni, and now it appears that the path to recovery has been taken. The engineer Savoldi, responsible for drafting the project, has completed his work, and at this point, it is only a matter of waiting for the technical deadlines to pass.
To allow the citizens to learn the details of the mayor’s proposal, it will be necessary to wait for the second council reading of the technical variation, so everything is postponed until next summer. From what has been learned at this stage, the part that will be demolished, which currently has an index of 9 cubic meters per square meter, will be rebuilt with a much lower index, equal to 2.5 cubic meters per square meter.
Opposition and Opposition to the Project
It seems that this aspect of the project is precisely what encounters opposition from the property owners, namely the Cavalieri brothers. Probably, the private owner would have preferred a greater increase in volumetric recovery, as was also provided for in the previous plan.
However, sources from the administration note that the average cubic meters per square meter in the Aloisian historic center is 2.2, and that neighborhoods much criticized, such as Cinque Continenti or I Maggio, have indices close to 2.
