{"id":1889,"date":"2026-09-03T13:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/momentummontgomery.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:53:32","slug":"opinion-cities-that-invest-in-themselves-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momentummontgomery.com\/fr\/opinion-cities-that-invest-in-themselves-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion | Les villes qui investissent en elles-m\u00eames gagnent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9crit dans le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alreporter.com\/2026\/08\/31\/opinion-cities-that-invest-in-themselves-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Political Reporter<\/a> Par le directeur du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique <strong>Franck Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>La proposition Momentum 2040 de Montgomery teste si la discipline budg\u00e9taire, les projets publics et la qualit\u00e9 de vie peuvent remodeler l'avenir \u00e9conomique de la ville.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant la transformation, il y a eu une d\u00e9cision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depuis des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations, le principe de base du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique \u00e9tait simple : cr\u00e9er des emplois et les gens suivront. Les collectivit\u00e9s ont construit des sites industriels, \u00e9tendu les routes et les r\u00e9seaux, offert des incitations et recrut\u00e9 des entreprises. Les employeurs sont arriv\u00e9s, des emplois ont \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9s, des familles s'y sont install\u00e9es et l'assiette fiscale a augment\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le recrutement d'entreprises reste important. Montgomery continue de rivaliser agressivement pour attirer des entreprises, des emplois et des investissements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais aujourd'hui, ce n'est plus suffisant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inscrivez-vous \u00e0 nos newsletters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vous pouvez choisir entre The Day\u2019s Scoop, un bulletin quotidien par e-mail sur toute l'actualit\u00e9 politique de l'Alabama, ou The Weekly Roundup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En cliquant sur s'abonner, vous acceptez notre&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alreporter.com\/privacy-policy\/\">politique de confidentialit\u00e9.<\/a>&nbsp;Vous pouvez vous d\u00e9sinscrire \u00e0 tout moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les employeurs ont besoin de talents, et les talents ont le choix. Les familles tiennent compte du logement, des \u00e9coles, de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et des commodit\u00e9s en plus des opportunit\u00e9s d'emploi. Les jeunes professionnels ont plus de choix quant \u00e0 l'endroit o\u00f9 ils \u00e9tablissent leur carri\u00e8re et leur vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De plus en plus, les emplois peuvent suivre les personnes. Cette \u00e9volution a de profondes r\u00e9percussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les gens se demandent : Puis-je b\u00e2tir ma vie ici ? Puis-je me permettre de vivre ici ? Le centre-ville est-il vivant ? Y a-t-il des restaurants, des parcs, des divertissements, des arts et de la culture ? Y a-t-il des logements que je d\u00e9sire ? Y a-t-il des activit\u00e9s pour ma famille ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et peut-\u00eatre le plus important : est-ce que je veux rester ici ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce sont des questions de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique maintenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les communaut\u00e9s qui comprennent ce changement reconnaissent que les routes, les services publics et les sites industriels comptent toujours. Mais le logement, les parcs, les loisirs, les institutions culturelles, les centres-villes dynamiques et les espaces publics comptent tout autant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certaines des transformations urbaines les plus fascinantes d'Am\u00e9rique nous montrent ce qui peut arriver lorsque les villes font ces investissements. Aujourd'hui, nous voyons le produit fini. Nous ne voyons pas l'incertitude qui existait auparavant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant la transformation, il y a eu une d\u00e9cision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LA QUALIT\u00c9 DU LIEU EST UNE INFRASTRUCTURE \u00c9CONOMIQUE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La transformation d'Oklahoma City n'a pas commenc\u00e9 par l'annonce retentissante d'une d\u00e9localisation d'entreprise. Elle a commenc\u00e9 par une prise de conscience inconfortable : la ville elle-m\u00eame n'\u00e9tait pas comp\u00e9titive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 1993, les habitants ont approuv\u00e9 une taxe temporaire sur les ventes d\u2019un cent afin de financer les projets initiaux de la zone m\u00e9tropolitaine (Metropolitan Area Projects, ou MAPS). Environ $350 millions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 des projets tels qu\u2019un stade de baseball dans le centre-ville, la r\u00e9novation du centre des congr\u00e8s, le canal de Bricktown, l\u2019am\u00e9nagement des berges de l\u2019Oklahoma River, une nouvelle biblioth\u00e8que, ainsi que des \u00e9quipements culturels et de loisirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'\u00e9tait un pari important que les r\u00e9sidents ont fait sur leur ville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au cours des d\u00e9cennies qui ont suivi, les \u00e9lecteurs ont continu\u00e9 \u00e0 investir dans les parcs, les sentiers, les transports, les installations sportives, les infrastructures de congr\u00e8s et les espaces publics. Depuis 1993, les dirigeants d'Oklahoma City ont soumis 15 initiatives fiscales majeures d'investissement en capital aux \u00e9lecteurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leur bilan : 15 victoires, aucune d\u00e9faite. Le montant total de ces engagements s&#x27;\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de $10 milliards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsque le maire David Holt est n\u00e9 en 1979, Oklahoma City \u00e9tait la 37e plus grande ville d'Am\u00e9rique. Aujourd'hui, elle est la 20e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oklahoma City n'a pas abandonn\u00e9 le d\u00e9marchage d'entreprises. Elle s'est transform\u00e9e en une ville que les entreprises et les gens voulaient choisir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>QUAND LA QUALIT\u00c9 DE VIE DEVIENT UN D\u00c9VELOPPEMENT \u00c9CONOMIQUE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le succ\u00e8s de Greenville, en Caroline du Sud, n'\u00e9tait pas in\u00e9vitable. L'une de ses d\u00e9cisions d\u00e9terminantes a \u00e9t\u00e9 de supprimer un pont \u00e0 quatre voies en service qui cachait une cascade de 18 m\u00e8tres de haut en plein c\u0153ur du centre-ville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'\u00e9tait une d\u00e9cision que peu de plans de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique traditionnels auraient recommand\u00e9e. Mais le pont a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9moli et Falls Park, avec son embl\u00e9matique Liberty Bridge, a ouvert ses portes en 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le march\u00e9 a r\u00e9agi. Une \u00e9tude de l'Urban Land Institute a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 qu'environ 75 pour cent des investissements dans le centre-ville de Greenville ont eu lieu apr\u00e8s l'ouverture du parc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 cach\u00e9 sous l'infrastructure de transport est devenu l'un des espaces publics les plus embl\u00e9matiques de la ville et la pi\u00e8ce ma\u00eetresse de son centre-ville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La transformation de Chattanooga raconte une histoire similaire, mais \u00e0 une autre \u00e9chelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans les ann\u00e9es 1980, Chattanooga a d\u00fb faire face au d\u00e9clin industriel, \u00e0 la perte de population et \u00e0 un centre-ville coup\u00e9 de l'un de ses plus grands atouts naturels : la rivi\u00e8re Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'Aquarium du Tennessee a ouvert ses portes en 1992 dans le cadre d'un effort visant \u00e0 reconnecter la ville avec ses rives. Plus de 1,5 million de visiteurs ont franchi ses portes au cours de sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais l'aquarium n'\u00e9tait pas toute la strat\u00e9gie de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique. Il est devenu un catalyseur. Des espaces publics ont suivi. Les rives se sont \u00e9tendues. Le pont de Walnut Street est devenu une destination pi\u00e9tonne. H\u00f4tels, restaurants, mus\u00e9es, divertissements et d\u00e9veloppements r\u00e9sidentiels ont pouss\u00e9 autour d'un centre-ville revitalis\u00e9 qui invitait de plus en plus les gens \u00e0 marcher, se rassembler, visiter et s\u00e9journer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2012, plus de $2 milliards avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 investis dans le centre-ville de Chattanooga. Aujourd&#x27;hui, le Tennessee Aquarium estime qu&#x27;il g\u00e9n\u00e8re environ $187 millions de retomb\u00e9es \u00e9conomiques r\u00e9gionales annuelles, soutient plus de 1 500 emplois et contribue \u00e0 g\u00e9n\u00e9rer environ $9 millions de recettes fiscales locales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ni le parc de Greenville ni l'aquarium de Chattanooga ne cadrent parfaitement avec le manuel traditionnel du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique. Pourtant, l'un et l'autre ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 changer la fa\u00e7on dont les r\u00e9sidents, les visiteurs et les investisseurs per\u00e7oivent ces villes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'est la nature de l'investissement catalytique. La question n'est pas simplement : \u201c Que va produire directement ce projet ? \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parfois, la question la plus importante est : \u201c Qu'est-ce que cet investissement pourrait provoquer autour de lui ? \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LA DISCIPLINE BUDG\u00c9TAIRE CR\u00c9E LA CAPACIT\u00c9 D'INVESTIR<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il y a un exemple en Alabama qui se d\u00e9roule aujourd'hui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pendant des ann\u00e9es, Mobile s'est battue avec son vieux Civic Center jusqu'\u00e0 ce que les dirigeants d\u00e9cident que la d\u00e9molition et la construction d'une nouvelle ar\u00e8ne \u00e9taient la meilleure voie \u00e0 suivre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ville de Mobile investit environ $300 millions dans la construction d&#x27;une nouvelle salle omnisports, non seulement pour remplacer son Civic Center vieillissant, mais aussi pour ancrer des investissements continus dans un quartier de divertissement plus vaste du centre-ville, sur un site de 22 acres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En mars 2025, Mobile a lev\u00e9 $250 millions sur le march\u00e9 obligataire pour contribuer \u00e0 son financement. Ce chiffre retient l&#x27;attention. Mais un autre chiffre rev\u00eat une importance tout aussi grande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant de r\u00e9aliser cet investissement, Mobile a pass\u00e9 des ann\u00e9es \u00e0 r\u00e9duire sa dette historique de plus de $200 millions, tout en constituant des r\u00e9serves et en conservant de solides notations de cr\u00e9dit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mobile n'a pas choisi entre responsabilit\u00e9 budg\u00e9taire et investissement. La responsabilit\u00e9 budg\u00e9taire a cr\u00e9\u00e9 la capacit\u00e9 d'investir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette distinction a de l'importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toutes les attentes concernant l'investissement de Mobile se concr\u00e9tiseront-elles ? Seul le temps le dira. C'est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment l\u00e0 toute la question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greenville ne pouvait pas savoir exactement ce que Falls Park deviendrait. Chattanooga ne pouvait pas garantir ce qui suivrait l'aquarium. Oklahoma City ne pouvait pas savoir ce que trois d\u00e9cennies d'investissements MAPS finiraient par produire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les investissements transformationnels sont r\u00e9alis\u00e9s avant que la transformation ne les rende \u00e9vidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant la transformation, il y a eu une d\u00e9cision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LA D\u00c9CISION DE MONTGOMERY<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et cela ram\u00e8ne la conversation au point de d\u00e9part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montgomery a pass\u00e9 des d\u00e9cennies \u00e0 lutter pour obtenir des emplois, des entreprises et des investissements. Nous devons continuer \u00e0 le faire avec agressivit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les gouvernements de la ville et du comt\u00e9 de Montgomery ont investi des centaines de millions de dollars au cours des deux derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies pour aider les entreprises \u00e0 s'implanter et \u00e0 se d\u00e9velopper ici. Ces investissements ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 des emplois et profit\u00e9 \u00e0 toute la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais alors que les comt\u00e9s environnants ont grandi, Montgomery elle-m\u00eame a perdu de la population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous avons investi consid\u00e9rablement dans le recrutement d'autres personnes. Maintenant, nous devons aussi \u00eatre pr\u00eats \u00e0 investir en nous-m\u00eames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous devons nous demander si les jeunes qui ont grandi ici peuvent imaginer y b\u00e2tir leur avenir. Si une personne en poste \u00e0 la base a\u00e9rienne Maxwell souhaite y rester apr\u00e8s avoir accompli sa mission. Si un r\u00e9cent dipl\u00f4m\u00e9 universitaire y voit des opportunit\u00e9s. Si les entrepreneurs y voient un march\u00e9. Si les familles veulent y \u00e9lever leurs enfants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous devons nous demander si les visiteurs ont suffisamment de raisons de rester une nuit de plus, si quelqu'un qui choisit entre Montgomery et une autre ville du Sud nous choisit, et si les personnes qui consid\u00e8rent d\u00e9j\u00e0 Montgomery comme leur chez-eux peuvent voir des investissements se faire dans leurs quartiers et leur qualit\u00e9 de vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'est le contexte de Momentum 2040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette initiative autorise l&#x27;\u00e9mission d&#x27;obligations pour un montant maximal de $375 millions, dont environ $350 millions seront consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 des projets d&#x27;investissement. Elle pr\u00e9voit la modernisation et l&#x27;agrandissement du centre \u00e9v\u00e9nementiel, l&#x27;am\u00e9lioration des \u00e9quipements municipaux et des services, notamment la r\u00e9novation du complexe d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique, des am\u00e9nagements des installations sportives et de l&#x27;amphith\u00e9\u00e2tre, ainsi que des projets de quartier, des infrastructures de logement et le d\u00e9veloppement communautaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces investissements touchent les neuf districts du conseil municipal gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des projets tels que des parcs, des trottoirs, des syst\u00e8mes de drainage, des corridors, ainsi que des installations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique et communautaires, tout en cr\u00e9ant des atouts \u00e9conomiques destin\u00e9s \u00e0 attirer les visiteurs, les investissements priv\u00e9s et de nouvelles recettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Des retomb\u00e9es \u00e9conomiques directes sont pr\u00e9vues. Mais comme Greenville et Chattanooga nous l'enseignent, la plus grande opportunit\u00e9 r\u00e9side dans ce que ces investissements pourraient rendre possible autour d'eux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et \u00e0 l'instar de Mobile, Montgomery a fait preuve de discipline budg\u00e9taire pour en arriver l\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Ville a rembours\u00e9 l&#x27;int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de sa dette \u00e0 court terme en 2021. L&#x27;encours de la dette en principal a diminu\u00e9 d&#x27;environ $63 millions entre l&#x27;exercice 2018 et l&#x27;exercice 2025. Le solde des fonds est pass\u00e9 d&#x27;environ $23,6 millions \u00e0 $66 millions, tandis que le service annuel de la dette a baiss\u00e9 de 12,1 % \u00e0 6,7 % des recettes du Fonds g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00eame apr\u00e8s l'\u00e9mission propos\u00e9e, le service de la dette devrait atteindre un pic d'environ 11,4 pour cent des recettes du Fonds g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u2014 soit un niveau inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 celui que Montgomery a g\u00e9r\u00e9 au cours de l'exercice 2018, alors que la Ville disposait de revenus moins \u00e9lev\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il n'est pas non plus pr\u00e9vu que Momentum 2040 n\u00e9cessite une augmentation d'imp\u00f4ts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce ne sont pas des signes d'imprudence budg\u00e9taire. Ils refl\u00e8tent des ann\u00e9es de renforcement des capacit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cela ne signifie pas que chaque grand projet est un bon projet. Le d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique exige une analyse rigoureuse, un financement responsable, de la transparence et de la discipline budg\u00e9taire. Les contribuables m\u00e9ritent de comprendre ce qu'on leur demande de soutenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais l'analyse ne peut se substituer \u00e0 la vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il y a des moments dans la vie d'une ville o\u00f9 les dirigeants et les habitants doivent d\u00e9cider si leur responsabilit\u00e9 se limite \u00e0 g\u00e9rer la communaut\u00e9 dont ils ont h\u00e9rit\u00e9 ou \u00e0 contribuer \u00e0 b\u00e2tir celle dont la prochaine g\u00e9n\u00e9ration h\u00e9ritera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montgomery est \u00e0 un tel moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>QUEL GENRE DE VILLE CONSTRUISONS-NOUS ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique a toujours englob\u00e9 le recrutement d'entreprises, la fid\u00e9lisation, l'entrepreneuriat, le d\u00e9veloppement de la main-d'\u0153uvre et l'innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publicit\u00e9. Faites d\u00e9filer pour continuer la lecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais une autre r\u00e9alit\u00e9 est impossible \u00e0 ignorer : le lieu compte. La qualit\u00e9 de vie compte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oklahoma City l'a compris. Greenville l'a compris. Chattanooga l'a compris. Mobile fait le pari aujourd'hui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenant, Montgomery a l'opportunit\u00e9 de d\u00e9cider quel genre de ville elle a l'intention de devenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les villes sont des endroits o\u00f9 les gens choisissent de b\u00e2tir leur vie. 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