The mayors of 42 municipalities in Bouches-du-Rhône wrote to the Minister for Housing Guillaume Kasbarian to request a modification of the law relating to solidarity and urban renewal (SRU) They believe that social housing quotas are unattainable in some of their municipalities, in particular due to construction standards and constraints. Some mayors pay 900,000 euros in penalties each year to be classified among the “deficient” municipalities.
In Gémenos, “the pearl of Provence”, according to mayor Jacky Gérard, the question often comes up.