It was through a visit by the municipal police a few weeks ago that George Mussalam learned that he would have to close his night grocery store the same evening. “It was late afternoon, and I was warned that from now on I would have to close at midnight, every day. Under penalty of fines, or even administrative closure, if I do not respect the municipal decree that I was presented with, ”he observes, bitter. The trader, who had just restocked his stock of fresh produce for a week, regrets not having been warned “upstream, with a letter for example”. “There is a real lack of communication. »
A new municipal decree was indeed taken by the City of Dijon, signed on May 9 by the first deputy mayor Nathalie Koenders. This obliges night grocery stores selling food products to close between midnight and 6 a.m., until November 15. Eighteen squares and streets in the city center are affected, including rue Berbisey where the MiniMarket is located (at…
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