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| The Endowment Fund |
The little town of Richelieu has recently established an Endowment Fund - Le fonds de Dotation - for the support of restoration projects within the town. This policy follows the second 3-year agreement with the French state for the support of the stewardship of the huge cultural patrimony that the cité idéale represents at a French national and even European scale.
While the town receives subsidy for redevelopment projects from the French state through organisations like the
DRAC and
Bâtiments de France, the town council led by Mayor Novelli now seeks to allow others to make their contribution to a series of detailed and costed restoration and redevelopment proposals. These contributors might range from individuals to private companies, large and small. There are significant advantages in making such a contribution, such as allowances of 60% against taxation.
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| pages from the official documents |
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| projects past and future |
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| Restore - enhance value - redevelop |
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| contribution pro-forma |
A committee has been set up by the mayor to press this policy forward and this group has prepared a list of prioritised projects for consideration and execution. The first projects are already underway while companies - from the largest to the smallest - are being approached for their patronage.
- the gates of the porte de Chinon
- the pavilion à l'angle in the town walls' north-west corner
- the Vincent de Paul Library located behind the church, with its famous book collection.
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