Official: Referendum on Milan’s San Donato stadium is ‘inadmissible’ | OneFootball

There will not be a referendum on AC Milan’s proposed San Donato stadium as it has been ruled ‘inadmissible’ by the local authority.

An official statement was released by the San Donato local government (via Milan News) which confirmed one of the stumbling blocks between Milan and a new stadium in the area has been removed.

The No Stadium Committee had put forward the idea of a referendum on the stadium in February and talks have been ongoing to decide whether they have a right to do so.

It has been decided that there will be no public referendum as “the referendum question is intended to affect matters of non-exclusive competence of the Municipality of San Donato Milanese and, in any case, will be the subject of a change in the municipal urban planning, findings which highlight the profile of inadmissibility of the referendum initiative.”

The statement also explained the different ways in which the local authority will go about gathering public interest in the new stadium.

“With this decision, it has been assessed that the referendum question is not admissible. We take note of this by underlining how the referendum represents a tool for participation, which we intend to guarantee through a process of information, listening and discussion that will involve citizens, associations, companies and the many entities that represent the entire San Donato community,” they said.

It is a serious blow for those who do not wish to see Milan appear in the San Donato area of the city when they move away from San Siro.