Neglect at Marsalforn

We are now almost in mid-summer season and still experiencing last year's problems. The streets in Marsalforn need a face lift and the filling of pot holes is serving no purpose.

Cases in point are St Mary Street, Qbajjar Road, and Our Lady of Sorrows Street, to name a few. Parking in St Mary Street after 8 p.m. is creating huge traffic jams, especially over weekends.

This should have never been allowed in the first place. It is utterly dangerous for pedestrians to walk in this street at this hour. No respect is shown to the elderly, mothers with pushchairs, and children. In other words, the public is finding it extremly difficult to walk in this street.

It is imperative to have this street turned into a one way street for traffic going or coming from Qbajjar Bay. What is keeping the council from finishing the works at the Qbajjar bypass? Works have been going on for some years now.

In the past we had cleaner streets, now more rubbish seems to accumulate everywhere. Visitors using il-Ponta ta' Santa Marija for barbecues are parking their vehicles there, putting tables and chairs on the public footpaths. Commuters have to walk this stretch on the pebbles, dust and dirt. Selfishness reigns supreme. Who is responsible for keeping order? The wardens? The police? By the way, where are they?

Is it legal for one and all to drop a big slab of concrete as sinker and fix a float in the middle of the bay? The bay is almost full now, and spoiling the area. This should have never been allowed to happen. Is the Malta Maritime Authority aware of it? The big concrete slab just outside the outer breakwater is serving no real purpose. There the rocks are just a few centimetres below sea level. That area can easily be turned into a safe berth for the boats and visiting yachts, at no big cost, leaving the bay free of sea craft.

Construction still seems to be going on despite the fact that we were promised that this would end for a couple of months for the holiday season. In some cases the protective netting is not used, and others have not repaired or replaced the ones torn by the high winds. Here too people have to bear the fine dust that seems to get into everywhere.

When will we ever have a decent summer?