53 million task force to be collected. Controversy over the new office

ALESSANDRIA – Bills not paid by customers, with consequent credits not yet collected. This is the main issue of the Amag Group, the subsidiary multiutility company of the Municipality of Alessandria. The president underlined it yesterday Paolo Arrobbio and the managing director Adelio Ferrari, during the Council Commissions, Budget and Development of the Territory. The credits expired on September 30th of this year amount to well 53 million and 500 thousand euros. Among these, more than 26 million refer to Alegas, 19 million ad Amag Water Networks.

From August, however, the company has formed a task force of ten people to accelerate the collection: in two months 1 million euro was recovered.

"There is no profitability problem"President Arrobbio assured, however. The total turnover of the Group amounts to 133 million 500 thousand euros.

"The administration is satisfied with Amag's strategies" stressed the deputy mayor and councilor for participated Davide Buzzi Langhi 'sThe guidelines of the strategic plan are ready. The goal is complete the training course of a real holding company with companies controlled within it, increasingly autonomous from the financial, administrative and management point of view. But many things need to be more efficient. ".

Among the less happy notes there is certainly that of Amag Ambiente: "The service presents some gaps" President Amag Arrobbio admitted "The problem is the means, some even date back to 31 years ago. The employees are certainly not to blame, indeed. They are doing miracles with the means they have available. An investment in Amag Ambiente is a must ".

"Amag Ambiente is affected by the difficulties in accessing credit"Deputy Mayor Buzzi Langhi added"the fleet needs to be made more efficient. We ask the company for greater vigor, since the Tari that citizens pay is high. A more attentive service would be needed. I have seen important improvements in terms of waste collection out of bins, thanks to the implementation of the teams. We expect more on sweeping and cleaning streets. The city must have greater decorum. On this front I am very satisfied with the experimentation of these days: the introduction of a suction machine together with another one that cleans, both can be used at the same time by the employees. For now the service has worked in the central streets: Corso Roma, Via San Giacomo della Vittoria and Via S. Lorenzo. In conclusion, we have made progress but we need to make more ".

Among the many observations of the councilors, the one of the 5 Star Movement stands out on the possible opening of a new Group office, under the arcades of Piazza della Liberta, on the corner with Via Cavour. "I have heard some rumors of a 30 thousand euro project and design work for 300 thousand euros, figures ten times higher than market value " the 5-star group leader remarked Michelangelo Serra "We want to see clearly: for this I will make an access to the documents and I reserve the possibility to undertake the way of being exposed in the Public Prosecutor's Office ”.

"The works will amount to about 150 thousand euros, for a project of almost 4 thousand euros" the replica of Adelio Ferrari, ad of Amag "the rent will be around the first year 15600 euros per year. We have chosen to open a new store to keep up with the times, a correct business perspective. There is financial coverage. Within this space, of about 145 square meters, citizens can request information about our offers, pay bills, sign new contracts ”.

Even after the Ferrari replica, the 5 Star Movement defined the figures for the operation "enormity for a company that has liquidity problems. We will now access the records and assess whether to make a complaint. We bet that after our intervention we saved a lot of money in Amag? ".

Below is the photo, taken by the 5 Star Movement, of the space where the new Amag office will be located