فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
In a serious development that brings the issue of collapsing housing in the Moulay Yacoub commune back into the spotlight, a confidential source told Fes News that a comprehensive project to rehouse dozens of families living in the “Red Zone” is now at risk of being aborted after the municipal council refused to sign the partnership agreement scheduled during the May 2025 session, despite the severe humanitarian risks threatening the residents.
Official documents obtained by the newspaper show that the file dates back to 2014, when a partnership agreement was signed between the communal council and the Al Omran company in Fez to rehabilitate 160 buildings at risk of collapse and build alternative housing units at a total estimated cost of 32.15 million MAD, supported by multiple public institutions.
According to a 2017 field study conducted by the LPEE laboratory, dozens of houses in the “Red Zone” were found to be irreparable due to the dynamic soil movement, recommending the evacuation of 96 buildings housing no fewer than 224 families.
Despite renewed collapses on May 17, 2025, which caused new material damage, the project remains stalled, especially after preparing a new partnership agreement involving several parties, including the Ministry of National Territory Planning, the General Directorate of Local Authorities (DGCT), the Fez-Meknes regional governorate, and technical departments. This agreement allocates 40,000 MAD per family within a total budget of approximately 26.88 million MAD.
However, the surprise came from within the Moulay Yacoub municipal council, which refused to sign the agreement during the last session, citing that the document lacks a clear financial commitment from the state toward the commune. Observers consider this a technical matter that could be overcome, weighed against sparing the area from an imminent social and humanitarian disaster.
Observers fear that narrow political calculations may abort this lifesaving project, leaving hundreds of families under the threat of collapse, especially with reports confirming that the structural situation is deteriorating year after year in the absence of urgent and effective intervention that prioritizes citizens’ lives above all else.
