The future of the Centro Sociale "Samantha Della Porta" in Avellino is under political and administrative discussion in the city council, with a proposed change of use now under technical review.

According to IrpiniaNews, the Patrimony and Public Works commissions carried out a joint site visit to check the condition of the building. The administration's hypothesis is to grant the structure to the Motorizzazione Civile. IrpiniaNews reports the proposal as a twenty-year free loan, with an economic framework of 1,450,000 euros.

Condition of the building

Local reports describe the building as broadly in good condition, while noting localized problems.

AvellinoToday reports that the centre had been closed for about a year and a half, is currently used as an archive, and was described as in "perfetto stato," with the detailed cost estimate — the computo metrico for the works — still to be brought before the commission. A separate inspection reported by CorriereIrpinia found the structure substantially sound but identified water infiltration in the slab, alongside issues in the auditorium area.

The reports agree that repairs and a clear future use for the spaces remain to be defined.

Where it is

The centre is listed as a community centre at Via Morelli e Silvati 9, Avellino, at coordinates 40.92103, 14.77881.

For readers, the practical point is straightforward: the building is not operating as an open public venue in the period covered by the reports, with its rooms currently assigned to archive use.

What remains undecided

No final council decision or timetable for next administrative steps is established in the sources reviewed. In particular:

  • The reported twenty-year free loan and 1,450,000-euro figure come from the IrpiniaNews account and have not been checked here against a council resolution or official technical and accounting document.
  • Sources refer to connected inspections by differently named commissions — Patrimony and Public Works in the IrpiniaNews account, Budget in the CorriereIrpinia account — without clarifying the division of responsibility.
  • Whether an ITS project and related 500,000-euro funding remain active, or would conflict with a grant to the Motorizzazione Civile, is not verified in the available research.

What to watch next is therefore documentary rather than visual: publication of the council act on any concession, including duration and conditions, and presentation of the computo metrico in commission, which should clarify the scope, cost, and timing of any works before reuse.