Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said
she has always refused the idea of delivering within the first
100 days in office but her administration is planting the seeds
of the capital's recovery in an interview published Tuesday by
Rome-daily La Repubblica.
"I have always refused the logic of the 100 days because it
pushes you only to give a fresh coat of white paint", said the
anti-establishment Five-Star Movement (M5S) mayor, who has
struggled to get her administration off the ground since being
elected in June, in the interview to the paper's Editor-in-chief
Mario Calabresi.
Raggi said the three key objectives of her administration
are "transport, refuse and transparency", adding "a little time"
is necessary to make a change.
In the interview, the mayor also said she did not feel
"under exam" by M5S founder and leader Beppe Grillo, following
criticism for being slow off the mark since her June election.
"I talk to him from time to time, not constantly", she said
of Grillo.
The mayor, who has urged an overhaul of the public
transport system, called the current situation "disastrous",
saying her administration has leased 150 new buses as many
vehicles are so old they cannot be repaired and the Metro-C line
needs maintenance work.
On the rubbish front, Raggi also said she wants to reopen
two waste dumps, in Salario and Rocca Cencia, and boost quality
recycling.
Raggi also spoke about Environment Councilor Paola Muraro,
who is under investigation for suspected unauthorized waste
management during her 12 years as consultant for municipal waste
company AMA, saying charges against her are "still an
allegation" and that a decision on her position will be taken
once her situation is clear.
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