REPORT OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF 12 APRIL 2024
- Approval of the 2023 management and administrative accounts – M14 municipality: the operating section shows a surplus of €33,633.39 and the investment section also a surplus of €2,139.24, an overall result of + €35,772.63.
- Approval of the 2023 management and administrative accounts – M49 water: the operating section shows a surplus of €10,820.94 and the investment section also a surplus of €98,372.62, an overall result of + €109,193.56.
- Allocation of the 2023 M14 municipality result to the 2024 M57 municipality budget: the cumulative operating result of €33,633.39 is allocated to the 2024 operating budget.
- Allocation of the 2023 M49 water result to the 2024 M49 water budget: the cumulative operating result of €10,820.94 is allocated to the 2024 operating budget.
- Vote on the 2024 M57 municipality budget: for 2024 the operating budget amounts to €356,236.76 and the investment budget to €141,050.
- Vote on the 2024 M49 water budget: for 2024 the operating budget amounts to €76,762 and the investment budget to €119,163.62.
- Direct tax rates for 2024: rates remain unchanged for 2024: property tax on built land 25.35%, property tax on unbuilt land 57.74%, housing tax 6.58%.
- Write-off of unrecoverable amounts 2024: the council approved writing off unrecoverable revenue of €305.85.
- Motion to keep the occupational health service in the Pays de Bitche: the council adopted the motion in favour of keeping the occupational health service in the Pays de Bitche.
- Sale of equipment: the council approved the sale of equipment for €800 to the Bergerie des Geizeles.
A TALK ON FOSSILS
On 04/04/2024, Mr Fauchon, an 81-year-old fossil collector, visited the CE2/CM1/CM2 class.
First he talked about the fossils that can be found in the Bitscherland, then about those found elsewhere. He talked a lot and made us laugh. We were all very impressed by such a passionate man. It was really great! Elouan, Ilyes, Louis, Loona, Ruben (the CM2 pupils).
After break, the children moved on to hands-on work: digging in buckets of sand to find fossils, making sparks with a flint and measuring a trilobite (a small sea creature) and a neck vertebra of a woolly rhinoceros. At the end he even passed round a real dinosaur egg. Oh yes, and also: one pupil asked if she could have a fossil and he said yes. In the end the whole class went home with one of these precious objects. Thank you, Mr Fauchon!
WELCOME
Letzelter Antoine and Colling Prescilia have moved to rue des Chalets.
We wish them a warm welcome.
COMPOSTING WORKSHOPS
The Communauté des Communes du Pays de Bitche is again offering composting training to residents who would like a free compost bin for their garden.
It will take place on Saturday 1 June 2024 at 9am behind our school.
Sign up at the town hall before 15 May 2024.
REGISTERING TO VOTE
The next European elections will take place on 9 June 2024. Register on the electoral roll before:
- 1 May (online) at www.service-public.fr
- 3 May 2024 directly at the town hall
Reminder: every French citizen who comes of age is registered automatically, provided they completed the citizen census in their municipality of residence at the age of 16.
A ROSE, A HOPE
Bikers will ride through the village on Saturday 27 April 2024 offering a rose for a minimum donation of €2, in aid of the Ligue contre le cancer (cancer charity).
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
If your child turns 3 in 2024, you can enrol them at school now.
Documents needed: family record book and copies of vaccinations (health record).
Enrolment at the town hall until 31 May 2024.
BIRTHDAYS 70 AND OVER
Birthdays in May:
- 1 May: Proust Nicole, 77
- 8 May: Werner Marie-Antoinette, 92
- 14 May: Arweiler Jacqueline, 71
- 16 May: Klein René, 81
- 22 May: Jacobs Bernadette, 89
- 31 May: Eibel Jean-Louis, 71
Congratulations!
IN MEMORIAM
Mr Jacobs Roger passed away on 3 April 2024 aged 92.
We offer our deepest condolences to his family.