Aida Franco de Lima – OPINION
With the celebration of the 110th Anniversary of Foz do Iguaçu, the H2Foz outlines an overview of the Municipality with its potential and challenges. And on this path, there is Vila C. At the beginning of the article entitled “Residents of Vila C expose the flood of problems in the neighborhood", at first glance, one might imagine that these are typical issues faced by any administrator, difficult to resolve, and that depend on large investments. However, when delving deeper into the text and learning about the demands of the residents, the reason seems to be the lack of consideration by the public authorities for those who pay taxes: the taxpayer.
The impression is that the government treats the community as an enemy whose requests should not be met so that it does not get too used to it, so that it does not “slack off” too much. As if the population were not the ones who pay for the public service.
And it should be quite the opposite, the municipality should take the list of demands and see it as a bitter medicine, which is not so bitter after all. Take responsibility for it once and for all, resolve it once and for all and give some peace of mind to this community that is growing without the public infrastructure giving it the necessary support.
It seems a bit ironic that Vila C – the neighborhood built for the workers who built the second largest hydroelectric plant in the world – is relegated to third or fourth place.
How can there be a deactivated mortuary chapel and a residents' association wanting to take care of it, but no one has come up with a solution for the problem in two years? The selective waste collection shed is also in a state of abandonment. A structure that, if used well, could be a source of income for the community. It would even be possible to solve another problem that was pointed out, which is the lack of a structure to collect materials discarded by residents, who cannot afford the high cost of dumpsters.
“When you go to these squares, you notice that there is no security at all, and security is not just patrolling, it also includes lighting. We cannot solve this problem.” Alisson Diego Zeni, resident
It is a machine in which one part depends on the other, because without maintenance the neighborhood looks abandoned. Added to this are the poorly maintained leisure areas, streets with unkempt paving and inadequate lighting. To top it all off, there is a lack of basic sanitation, which forces many residents to spend money on emptying their septic tanks every six months.
Some problems, such as sanitation, require more time, but do not justify the unfulfilled promise of over 35 years, as one resident pointed out. And all the other points reflect the lack of concern for the local residents.
As if all this were not enough, there is the aggravating factor of public transport, which – if for the rest of the city it is already a labor – for the residents of Vila C it is like an elephant's gestation and birth: long.
The community of Vila C needs to be heard, their problems need to be considered, and their problems need to be resolved yesterday. They are tired. They are stuck in a game of push and shove. It doesn't matter what the purpose of the village was created for, it is not private. Itaipu is not obliged to maintain the neighborhood. It can do whatever it wants, it has no obligation. The ones who have the duty are the municipality and the state. Taxes go to the public coffers. Just as the benefits should return to the community.
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And there is no point in expecting much at the end of this “government”. If he hasn’t done much since the beginning of his first term, imagine now.