Dear Citizens of Tourtoirac,

All 15 of us offer you our deepest thanks for your votes, which enabled 4 of our team to be elected in the first round of the local elections.

We have presented our programme to you, both in the manifesto and at our public meeting, therefore you know what we wish for Tourtoirac.

Monsieur Durand’s team is claiming to be more competent to manage the commune.  They are attempting to make you doubt our capacity to do so.
These assertions are false!
Let us assure you, we know what Tourtoirac needs.  It is for this reason that
we have formed a list made up of people who are able to offer all the necessary skills and competences to ensure good and sound management of our commune.

In our manifesto, you are able to see in which areas each of us have particular qualifications and professional experience. 
We have not undertaken this task by chance, but to give you every guarantee to which you have the right.

•    We have studied all the essential dossiers: water, highways, communal buildings and the Grotte
•    We have contacted all the administrative centres and public departments which are needed to sign covenants or to obtain quotations.
•    We have contacted the professional training centres to offer a welcome to trainees who will work in the Sports and Leisure areas in the Place des Platanes, for the benefit of our commune.
We explained everything to you at our public meeting – to which by the way, Monsieur Durand’s team was invited.  A debate would have been edifying but Monsieur Durand’s team was conspicuous by their absence.

Therefore, we are capable of working efficiently – but very differently. 
We are a team adept at being transparent, at offering information and at communicating with you.

•    We are committed to producing very regular municipal newsletters
•    We are committed to consulting you on all the major problems which may arise.
•    We are committed to creating an Internet site with an open forum.
•    We are committed to creating open working parties and groups outside of the Council, which will meet regularly.  You will be welcome to join all or any which suit and interest you.
•    We are committed to providing free homework help to all the commune’s children from primary age to 16+ - in Maths, English, Physics and French.
•    We are committed to working with all the local associations.

These commitments will be upheld.
In 13 years, we have practically never been invited to any meetings where there has been open and welcome admission.

People have been saying that we were against the opening of the Grotte.  That is just not true!

We have always believed that this is a very important discovery for Tourtoirac – but we have signalled our reservations concerning how the project has been managed.

We have feared that this major project exceeds the capacity of our commune.
The project presented to us appeared very interesting, but we are right to be concerned about an underestimation of the cost!

We should always be questioning ourselves about any economic shortfalls for the village.  The first feasibility study said that there would not be any.
Think about it, it is not that we are against the Grotte, but on the contrary take the subject very seriously.

•    To be against the Grotte is to act irresponsibly and rashly by wanting to open it at all costs, before the elections.
•    To be against the Grotte is to act incompetently by accelerating the works so much that one is finally obliged to stop the work.

Following the confirmation of Monsieur le Prefet on 6th March 2008, each of our 3 candidates employed by CIAS at Hautefort can be elected and sit on the Municipal Council of Tourtoirac.

Dear Friends, you need competent elected members with free time to devote to Tourtoirac – as several of our candidates already regularly do.

Vote for the complete list of Nouveau-T :

Alain Descombes

Skills and Experience:
•    Agro-economist and engineer
•    Specialist in rural development in Africa – 35 years of working and living abroad in more than 15 countries
•    Technical Project Specialist: -
-    Estimation of works
-    Finance
-    Controller of overall works
-    Controller of specific works
-    Quantity surveying
-    Skilled in socio-economic and technical areas, particularly in village and agricultural hydraulics.
-    Town and country planning
•    Chairman of regional societies for integrated development and financial supervision

Nanou Fromentière

Skills and Experience:
•    Councillor in 1988 and 2001
•    Elected member to the Council for the development of Perigord Noir
•    Retired teacher of maths and physics
•    Departmental delegate for State Education
•    President of the Festival du Pays d’Ans
•    Chair of the Association of the Tourtoirac Painting Competition

Eyrick Leymarie

Outgoing Councillor
Skills and Experience:
•    Councillor in 2001 and 2003
•    Trainer in food distribution
•    Owner of the Hotel de la Poste in Tourtoirac for 10 years
•    Parent Governor
•    Secretary of the Tourtoirac Boules Association
•    Secretary of the ACCA in Tourtoirac

Cora Martineau

Skills and Experience:
•    Owner/Managing Director of a Communications Company based in Tourtoirac
-    marketing strategy and analysis
-    communication planning
-    publicity campaign design
-    production of brochures, guides, magazines (graphics, lead articles, editorials)
-    Founder of ‘Feufollet’
-    Knowledge of the legislation related public marketing
-    Member of the Administrative Council of a Trade Association
-    Manager for 5 years of a design studio for a top perfumery franchise of 220 shops
-    First Aid diploma
-    Volunteer in different associations

Martine Merilhou

Skills and Experience:
•    Parent Governor for 14 years
•    Volunteer in different associations
•    Auxiliary worker for 28 years
•    Experienced in working with the elderly
•    First Aid diploma

Lili Mournat

Skills and Experience:
•    President of the Tourtoirac Sports Association (Basketball Club) for 11 years
•    Secretary and Treasurer of the Tourtoirac Sports Association
•    Auxiliary worker for 23 years
•    First Aid Diploma