Moselle. The Albert Camus College gymnasium in Moulins-lès-Metz is threatened with closure due to disagreements.

It's an energy sieve. Work on the gymnasium at the Albert-Camus middle school in Moulins, built in 1979, is becoming imperative. The problem: the municipality of Châtel-Saint-Germain, which was part of the inter-municipal management association, refuses to pay its share and has decided to withdraw from the collective. The renovation is stalled. Here are some explanations.

Without unanimity, it is impossible to begin work on the Albert Camus College gymnasium. Photo Miguel Antunes

"This concerns 320 middle school students in total, including 60 from Châtel," says Albert Dal Pozzolo, delegate for the municipality of Rozérieulles to the inter-municipal management association for the Albert-Camus middle school gymnasium in Moulins-lès-Metz. "And why would we let a building that we've been financing for forty-five years deteriorate? We don't understand."

"At the end of one's tether"

Since 1979, the municipalities of Châtel-Saint-Germain, Jussy, Lessy, Moulins-lès-Metz, Rozérieulles, Sainte-Ruffine, Scy-Chazelles, and Vaux have created an inter-municipal association to manage the middle school gymnasium. Each municipality is represented by two volunteer delegates. The association covers operating costs and investments. The municipalities pay a share calculated based on the number of students attending the middle school. All...

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