Mobilization against the Fos-Jonquières-Saint-Vincent very high voltage line project

The subject was also raised in the national assembly since the deputy for the first Gard constituency Yoann Gillet challenged the government on this subject, declaring that " Gard will not be the trash can of Fos-sur-Mer" and inviting Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher to travel to Gard "to interact with elected officials and the population".

Juan Martinez warns of mosquito control problems

The president of Beaucaire Terre d’Argence and mayor of Bellegarde, Juan Martinez alerted the presidents of the Region and Gard, as well as the Gard senators to ask them for their support. In addition to the arguments already mentioned by all the opponents (disfigured landscapes, impacts on tourism, agriculture…), Juan Martinez explains having learned that & quot;The Interdepartmental Agreement for mosquito control on the Mediterranean coast (EID Méditerranée) could probably no longer intervene if this line were to see the light of day!"

Creation of the Association for the Protection of the Earth of Argentina

An association has also been created in recent days: Asta, an association for the protection of the Land of Argentina. An association which aims to be apolitical and wishes to work " to make as many people as possible aware of the enormous negative impact that this THT would have on the territories crossed. A project which, under the pretext of decarbonization, would destroy, well beyond its influence, environment, living environment, heritage, businesses…"

"There were nearly 90 people at our first meeting, with many economic players in the area (businesses, tourism…) and many farmers. It was the Young Farmers who initiated this creation of the association " indicates Anne Collard, from Domaine des Mourgues du Grès. "At the moment, there is real dynamism in terms of takeovers of operations by young farmers. For a young farmer, a takeover or installation is the project of a lifetime in terms of financial and human investment. The RTE project would have an enormous impact on agriculture and agritourism, very present in the Beaucaire Terre d’Argence territory (like the Mas des Tourelles, the Vieux Mas, the Domaine des Clos… )."

People expected at the last meeting this Thursday, April 4 in Fos-sur-Mer

Luc Perrin, opposition municipal councilor of Beaucaire, is part of this association. He participated in several information meetings as well as a workshop with RTE in Bellegarde. "We had interesting discussions, we were able to raise concerns. We are not against the decarbonization of Fos: the objective of this new association is to ask RTE to re-consider alternative solutions that are too quickly dismissed. specifies Luc Perrin. ASTA contacted the mayors of the CCBTA to ask for their support and discuss the strategies to be put in place.

The FDSEA  or even the managers of six nature reserves have also affirmed their opposition to this project. On the Bouches-du-Rhône side, the mobilization is also strong, notably with the Agir pour la Crau collective.

The public should therefore be numerous this Thursday April 4 for the last consultation meeting in Fos-sur-Mer even if places are limited and registration is required (as for all the meetings that were organized in the territory).

The online consultation continues until Sunday April 7 at https://www.rte-france.com/projets/nos-projets/creation-ligne-fos-jonquieres#&nbsp ;And until Friday April 5 on the registers at the town hall.