The disappointment and annoyance of the mayor of La Bruère-sur-Loir, in the South Sarthe. The prestigious boarding school which was to be set up in the private castle of the town still hasn’t opened. The first school year was initially scheduled for September 2019 for middle and high school students. Major renovation work has been carried out on this site, which previously belonged to the Association des Apprentis Orphelins d’Auteuil.
The kitchens, bathrooms and dormitories have been refurbished and brought up to standard. The gymnasium has been rehabilitated. And a 250-seat amphitheater fitted out. Dominique Paquet is surprised that everything is left undone on this 58-hectare site. ” It is becoming a wasteland. The grass is one meter high, everywhere in the park. There is no interview “, notes the chosen one. ” I wonder what’s going on he wonders.
“We are in the dark, we know nothing!”
This project is certainly private (it is not an initiative of the municipality). But the mayor of La Bruère-sur-Loir has invested a lot to facilitate its realization because the boarding school must allow the creation of 40 jobs. ” I received all the CVs at the town hall. I followed the operation closely “recalls Dominique Paquet. ” That’s why I’m angry “, he explains.
The elected official also reports that the project leader has not followed up on his messages for two years. ” Let him approach us to tell us what will become of the project! “, challenges the mayor. ” We are in the dark. We know nothing at all “, he regrets. The chosen one is bitter because he had anticipated favorable repercussions, particularly on the economic level, for his village of 260 inhabitants.