Three priorities identified
The city’s elected officials at the time agreed on three essential points concerning the development of the citadel:
- The place should not « lose its soul », and would be preserved.
- A global project should be built with the Ajaccians. To do this, a public consultation has been scheduled.
- Finally, the deed of ownership should remain with the municipality.
There was therefore never any question of selling the citadel to a large group as rumors have spread here and there. On the other hand, the fortress could well accommodate a top-of-the-range tourist structure, with a renewable lease. After a European call for competition, at least two large groups would have positioned themselves: Accor and Hilton. As far as we know, the Accor group would have been selected, the negotiations regarding its establishment within the citadel seem for the moment to have been at least delayed, if not compromised.