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Published on 11 Apr 21 at 17:28
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One of the major projects of Jean-Pierre Gorges and his municipal team. In the city center of Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), Place des Halles, the administrative center has been under construction for several years now.
“The city of Chartres had chosen, anonymously, the architectural firms Wilmotte & Associés and Found-Tchepelev in 2012,” recalls Franck Masselus, deputy mayor in charge of finance. Conquered by the result: “when you see the images provided by the architects, and the rendering of the facade, you believe it”!
The municipal council of May 2021 should be held in the hemicycle of the administrative pole.
–A design town council room
It will accommodate approximately 200 people seated : elected officials, the public, the press and people with reduced mobility, with the latest furniture.
“Elected officials will have a screen to vote and watch what is projected on the main screen, on the platform,” explains Franck Masselus. The members of the municipal council will be equipped a card, that they can insert on these tablets to take part in the vote.
And the high-tech side of this new room does not stop there: automated cameras, for the live broadcast and video recording of the councils will go to the elected official whose microphone is open.
–Opening to the public for September?
A few floors higher, the public reception, which opens onto the Place des Halles. “We hope to be able to open this western part of the administrative pole at the beginning of September 2021”, continues the deputy.
–The total amount of this administrative center amounts to 44 million euros excluding taxes. In the original budget of Chartres for 2021, it represents nearly 7 million euros.
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