Upgrade of the Castello Malgrà park in Rivarolo Canavese
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The upgrade of the public green space at the Castello Malgrà park is an urban-development project promoted by the municipality of Rivarolo Canavese, in the Canavese area, with a total investment of €900,000. The win in the regional tender was announced by mayor Marina Vittone during a council meeting on 7 November 2026 [1].
The announcement and the project
Responding to a motion from the opposition, mayor Marina Vittone revealed that the municipality had come first in a regional tender for restoring the public green space at the Castello Malgrà park, describing the result as the fruit of work by municipal officials. According to the administration, the project aims to generate tourism and promote the Castello Malgrà, as well as to counter vandalism through the installation of new monitoring tools [1].
The financial plan
The total cost of the works is €900,000, made up of a €300,000 regional contribution and €600,000 in municipal co-financing. The contribution from Palazzo Lascaris will arrive in two instalments of €150,000 each, one in the 2026 budget and one in 2028. The municipality's share is covered by €400,000 through a loan and €200,000 from its own funds, partly from the administration's surplus [1].
Political reactions
The opposition raised doubts about the overall scale of the spending and the way the project is co-financed. Mayor and budget councillor Martino Zucco Chinà defended the choice, calling the project «ambitious» and stressing continuity with plans inherited from previous administrations. Zucco Chinà also played down the financial weight of the municipality's €600,000 share compared with other needs of the town's public assets, such as the renovation of the town hall or the construction of the sports hall, whose cost is estimated in the millions of euros [1].
Sources
- La riqualificazione del verde costa 900mila euro: palazzetto e nuovi uffici comunali possono attendere — Prima il Canavese, 7 November 2026