Crotone 2026-2031

Electoral Programme

The Capital of Regeneration

A simple promise: give Crotone back to its people. No impossible promises. No miracles. A concrete plan, point by point.

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Health and Environment

Because living in Crotone should not make you sick.

You know in real time what your children breathe and what you drink.

Continuous sensors monitoring air, water and soil: real-time public data for everyone

What we will do

We install real-time sensors and continuous monitoring systems across the territory to know what we breathe, drink and walk on. Results will be published and explained to everyone, in plain language.

Why it matters

Crotone is classified as a National Site of Interest (SIN) for industrial pollution. For decades there have been alarming data on cancer and cardiovascular diseases, but no one has ever conducted a complete risk assessment for the people who live here. This is unacceptable. This gap ends here.

For the first time we will truly know how Crotone's air is making you sick.

HRA study (US-EPA standards): measuring the health impact of pollution on Crotone residents

What we will do

We launch a rigorous scientific study (US-EPA international standards) to measure exactly how pollution affects the health of Crotone residents. Children, the elderly and pregnant women are the absolute priority.

Why it matters

Without this study, health authorities work in the dark. With this study, concrete decisions can be made: free screenings, soil-use restrictions, water protection.

You know what's in your blood: lead, arsenic, mercury. It's your right.

Free biomonitoring: testing for heavy metals in the blood of Crotone residents

What we will do

We analyse blood and urine from a representative population sample to measure heavy metal levels (cadmium, lead, arsenic, mercury). Results will be made public.

Why it matters

Knowing what is in our bodies is a right. Hiding it is a crime.

We know where people get sick most, so we can treat where it really matters.

Official Cancer Registry: linked to environmental data to know where to act with the most force

What we will do

We establish an official registry that collects and updates cancer incidence and mortality data in the Crotone area, linking them to environmental data.

Why it matters

Without precise data you cannot fight any disease. The cancer registry is the tool that lets us understand where to act with the most force.

You see the data on air, water and soil yourself. No more secrets.

Open environmental data: soil, groundwater and sediment published online, free for all

What we will do

We publish all available environmental data online, free of charge and in readable formats: soil, groundwater, sediment. No data locked in a drawer.

Why it matters

Citizens have the right to know: Italian law requires it (Aarhus Convention). Total transparency, no exceptions.

Real experts working on your health every day, not just in words.

Permanent Epidemiological Observatory: universities, experts and dedicated research fellowships

What we will do

We create a permanent body of experts (epidemiologists, environmental technicians) that continuously monitors the link between pollution and health. It will collaborate with the University of Calabria and Magna Graecia University, funding research fellowships for scholars studying the Crotone case.

Why it matters

Health is not a seasonal emergency. We need a stable, scientific and independent watchdog.

Heart attacks treated in Crotone, not 100 km away. Shorter waiting lists.

"San Giovanni di Dio" Hospital Hub: Haemodynamics, Nuclear Medicine and shorter waiting lists

What we will do

We firmly demand that the province's only hospital becomes a first-level Hub. Concrete targets: reopening of Nuclear Medicine; opening of Haemodynamics for cardiac emergencies; oncology and chronic illness support desk; strengthening of Oncology; real reduction of waiting lists; unblocking of staff recruitment; Paediatric Medical Guard in via Nazioni Unite.

Why it matters

Today a Crotone resident having a heart attack risks dying because the local hospital lacks haemodynamics. This is unacceptable in 2026.

No more new landfills or polluting factories near your home.

No new landfills or regasification plants: immediate block on all high-impact polluting facilities

What we will do

We block the construction of new landfills, regasification plants and high-impact industrial facilities. No new permit without a full assessment of the environmental impact.

Why it matters

Crotone has already given enough. We are not Italy's dumping ground.

Your bills go down thanks to the territory's public energy.

Moratorium on speculative wind energy: revenues from public plants go to household bills

What we will do

We support a moratorium on speculative wind energy (the kind that enriches private companies and multinationals). Yes to publicly managed plants whose revenues go directly to reducing household energy bills.

Why it matters

The wind blows over Crotone. The money should not end up elsewhere.

Money for the damage to Crotone comes back here: water, roads, remediation.

Royalties and environmental compensation reinvested here: water, roads and remediation

What we will do

Every cent from royalties and environmental compensation is reinvested here: environmental remediation, water network upgrades (goodbye water shortages) and roads.

Why it matters

That money was earned through damage done to our territory. It is right that it comes back here, not that it disappears into regional or national budgets.

You pay TARI based on your family size. Sort waste well? You pay less.

TARI proportional to household size: discounts for all and real rewards for those who sort waste

What we will do

We progressively reduce the waste tax for households and businesses. We reward those who sort their waste correctly and factor in the actual size of each household.

Why it matters

Paying the same waste tax for a family of five and for a single person is unfair. Rewarding those who do the right thing is common sense.

Social Policy and Housing

Because no one should be left behind.

Stable housing for all, real help if you cannot afford the rent.

Public housing: transparent allocation, guaranteed maintenance and a Solidarity Fund for rents

What we will do

We manage public housing better: transparent allocation, guaranteed maintenance, dignified buildings. A Solidarity Fund dedicated to housing for those struggling with rent or utility bills.

Why it matters

Housing is the starting point for everything else. Those without stable housing cannot build a future.

Help arrives when needed, not when a grant deadline expires.

Structural home care: stable, continuous support for families in difficulty, without new taxes

What we will do

No more one-off interventions. We strengthen home care and support for families in difficulty in a stable and continuous way, using existing funds in an integrated manner, without new taxes.

Why it matters

An elderly person living alone, or a family in crisis, cannot wait for a grant deadline to pass. They need help now.

Your child with disabilities is not alone after school. Lifelong support.

Disability: integrated lifelong support, not only during school hours

What we will do

The Municipality coordinates, together with the regional health authority and the Third Sector, an integrated care model that supports people with disabilities throughout their entire life, not only during school hours.

Why it matters

Disability does not end at the school gate. Support must not end there either.

Families protected from gambling: real rules, real help when needed.

Gambling addiction: Municipal Regulation enforced, online counselling and school prevention

What we will do

Full enforcement of the existing Municipal Regulation (opening hours, distances from sensitive locations). Listening services accessible online with guaranteed confidentiality. Prevention campaigns in schools.

Why it matters

Slot machine arcades are everywhere in Crotone. Gambling addiction destroys families. Those in government have a duty to act, not to look the other way.

Sport is for all your children, not just for those with the right friends.

Sports facilities with fair open access for all, no monopolies: sport becomes welfare

What we will do

Municipal sports facilities are managed with transparent criteria and fair, open access for everyone. No more monopolies or opaque management. Sport becomes part of the local welfare system.

Why it matters

Kroton was the city of athletes. Milo of Croton won at the Olympics. That spirit is not dead, it is just badly managed.

Schools open all day, free books if your family is in difficulty.

Open schools, Crotone Reads project and stable canteens: education as a social lift

What we will do

Schools open beyond lesson hours as community spaces. Digital labs for young people, activities for the elderly. "Crotone Reads" project: free books and school materials for families below the ISEE threshold. Stable canteen, transport and educational support services, especially for students with disabilities. Co-design roundtables involving schools, families, teachers and the administration.

Why it matters

In Crotone nearly 60% of middle school students have minimal Italian literacy. 15% drop out before graduating. It is not the kids' fault. It is the fault of a system that abandoned them first. This trend stops here.

A safer Crotone: fight against extortion, loan-sharking and violence against women.

Structural legality: anti-mafia action, combating extortion and gender equality

What we will do

Structural policies against extortion and loan-sharking. Legality education in schools. Social reuse of assets confiscated from organised crime. A Municipal Anti-Mafia Council. Action against economic violence against women.

Why it matters

Legality is not a conference. It is a daily commitment, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

A place to meet in your neighbourhood. A real community, not just houses.

Multipurpose community hubs in every neighbourhood: meeting, dialogue and civic participation

What we will do

In every neighbourhood we activate multipurpose community hubs (schools, civic centres, libraries, squares) as spaces for meeting, intergenerational dialogue and civic participation.

Why it matters

A community is not the sum of individuals. It is what happens when they come together. If we do not come together, we are not a community.

Animal Protection

Because a civilised city is also judged by how it treats those who cannot speak.

No more stray dogs: public shelter and free sterilisations.

Provincial Animal Shelter and free sterilisations: a plan to definitively end stray animals

What we will do

We build a Provincial Animal Shelter and launch an extraordinary programme of free sterilisations and microchipping.

Cats in your neighbourhood protected, cared for, never abandoned.

Municipal cat shelter and protected feline colonies: urban cats deserve care

What we will do

We protect urban cat colonies and create a Municipal Cat Shelter for cats that cannot be returned to the wild.

A centre to care for the wounded wild animals of our territory.

Wildlife Recovery Centre (CRAS): care and rehabilitation for the territory's fauna

What we will do

We create a centre for the care and rehabilitation of injured or distressed wild animals.

No more animals exploited in circuses coming to Crotone.

No circuses with animals: the Municipality will not host those who exploit animals

What we will do

We ban any circus that uses animals from setting up on municipal territory.

New Year without terror: animals, children and the elderly sleep in peace.

New Year without fireworks: ban on loud firecrackers to protect animals, children and the elderly

What we will do

Absolute ban on loud firecrackers and fireworks across the entire municipal area.

Why it matters

Fireworks harm animals, children and elderly people and cause injuries every year. There is no valid reason to continue.

Sustainable Development

Because Crotone has a future, not just a past.

Millions of EU euros finally come to Crotone, instead of going elsewhere.

Youth Task Force for EU funding: capturing the millions Crotone loses every year

What we will do

We create a team of young professionals specialised in EU project development, selected through transparent public criteria, with one mission: to identify and win European, national and regional funding calls. They report results publicly on a regular basis.

Why it matters

Every year Crotone loses millions in public funds because nobody goes to claim them. This waste ends now.

More tourists, more jobs: Crotone's sea and history become real value.

Integrated tourism: Magna Graecia, sea, gastronomy and sport as a single unified offer

What we will do

We build a complete, coordinated tourism offer (environment, sport, history, gastronomy), involving local operators, trade associations and those who do tourism every day.

Why it matters

Crotone has everything: sea, millennia of history (Magna Graecia!), extraordinary food. No one knows because no one has ever told its story properly.

Real jobs for your children, concrete reasons to stay in Crotone.

Guidance, jobs and cultural spaces: concrete reasons for young people to stay in Crotone

What we will do

University and career guidance desks in secondary schools. Active labour market policies: real connections between young people, local businesses and internships. Cultural spaces: libraries, digital labs, music, theatre. Transparency on environmental health: young people in the SIN area have the right to know.

Why it matters

Every year Crotone loses its best young people. Not because they want to leave, but because they cannot find concrete reasons to stay. The problem is not the sports arena. The problem is hope.

Crotone products become wealth for those who make them, not for resellers.

Short supply chains and national markets: Pecorino, seafood and Crotone crafts made valuable

What we will do

We support the transformation of local products (food, crafts) and the creation of short supply chains that bring local excellence to national and international markets.

Why it matters

Crotone's Pecorino cheese, 'Nduja, seafood: they are gold. They must become wealth for those who produce them, not for those who resell them elsewhere.

Infrastructure

Because a city that does not work, does not live.

More flights, better connections. Crotone stops being cut off from the world.

Airport: more flights and better conditions for residents with the Municipality in governance

What we will do

We strengthen the Municipality's role in airport governance and work to improve flight continuity and conditions for residents (fares, connections).

Why it matters

An isolated airport is a joke. Crotone needs to be reachable.

The port becomes work again: cruises, commerce, fishing.

Port: from dormant structure to concrete engine of jobs, tourism and commerce

What we will do

We revive the port for tourism (cruises, sailing) and commerce, turning it into a concrete generator of jobs and growth.

Why it matters

We have a port and we are not using it. It is like having a Ferrari in the garage and going on foot.

Heavy rain? The city no longer floods. No more flooded garages.

Versace Plan completed and Papanice unblocked: the city no longer floods after rain

What we will do

Completion of the Versace Plan for rainwater collection. Strengthening of the sewer and drainage network. Lamination zones and permeable paving. Regular maintenance and continuous monitoring. Immediate action in Papanice with regional funds already allocated, to be unblocked now.

Why it matters

Flooding is not bad luck. It is the result of decades of inaction. It is no longer acceptable that the city goes underwater after every heavy rain.

Buses that actually arrive, cycle lanes, you move without taking the car.

Reformed buses, cycle lanes and restricted zones: public transport becomes a rational choice

What we will do

Complete overhaul of bus timetables and routes. Cycle lanes and limited-traffic zones between neighbourhoods, the seafront and the city centre. A permanent technical working group for continuous service improvement. Sustainable mobility awareness campaigns, especially for young people.

Why it matters

Today taking the bus in Crotone is an act of faith. It must become a rational choice.

Urban Planning

Because the city must be beautiful, safe and functional for everyone.

You reach the sea in 10 minutes from the northern district. Traffic halved.

Tufolo-Sea Road completed: northern district connected to the sea, traffic eased

What we will do

We complete this road to connect the northern district with the sea, ease traffic congestion and improve civil protection.

Why it matters

It is a project years in the making. We will get it done.

Your road finally fixed: paving, pavements, lighting.

Private roads in public use: municipal ownership, paved, lit and with pavements

What we will do

We bring into municipal ownership all privately owned roads that people use every day. We pave them, add pavements and lighting. We start with the most critical situations.

Why it matters

There are roads people have used for 30 years that the Municipality cannot even repair because they are private. End of this absurdity.

Your children study in safe schools, warm in winter, cool in summer.

Extraordinary seismic audit: every school safe and energy-efficient with European funding

What we will do

Extraordinary audit and structural safety plan for all school buildings. Every school must be earthquake-proof and energy-efficient. European funding through the Task Force.

Why it matters

Our children cannot study in buildings that risk collapse. This is a matter of basic civilisation.

Democracy and Participation

Because governing means being accountable to citizens, not the other way around.

You know what the Municipality decides every week. Your voice really counts.

Neighbourhood civic assemblies: real powers, public consultations and committees streamed live

What we will do

Neighbourhood civic assemblies with proposal and oversight powers. Public consultations on major decisions (environment, mobility, urban planning). Simple digital tools to inform and engage citizens. Council committees streamed live and minutes published online.

Why it matters

Democracy is not just voting every five years. It is knowing what your representatives decide, every week.

Transparent politicians, no more insults and violence. Example, not spectacle.

Binding code of ethics for all: zero tolerance for insults, intimidation and violence

What we will do

A binding code of ethics for elected officials and senior managers. Zero tolerance for insults, intimidation and violence. Mutual respect as the minimum condition for political debate.

Why it matters

Politics must return to being an example. Not a spectacle.

A Municipality that listens to all: schools, associations, unions, businesses.

A Municipality that listens: social policies with Third Sector, trade unions and professionals

What we will do

Social policies built together with the Third Sector. Support for schools, culture, associations and sport as civic anchors. Stable dialogue with professional associations, trade unions and employers' associations.

Covenant of Coherence

What our candidates formally commit to, in writing.

Candidates sign a public pact: no switching sides, only commitment to Crotone.

Written and signed commitment: no switching sides, no phantom groups, full public accountability

What we will do

Candidates of Alleanza Progressista formally commit to: remaining in the coalition for the full duration of the mandate; not creating phantom groups for personal gain; publicly reporting on their institutional activity; not pursuing personal interests that conflict with their mandate; resigning in the event of an irreconcilable disagreement, without switching sides.

Why it matters

Anyone who violates this pact loses internal roles and will not be eligible to run again.