Mepa policies

I read Francis Saliba's letter and cannot help but add my contribution.

I have lately been served with an enforcement notice stating that I am not within the rules of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority in constructing an access to the roof over my penthouse in St Paul's Bay.

In this respect, the 2004 policy (which should have already taken effect) is still not being applied. I have information that this will take effect in approximately four months' time. This will mean that the year 2004 will be already out (although the policy was introduced as early as the dawn of the New Year 2004).

It is pathetic, however, to note that Mepa are still enforcing and actuating Year 2000 regulations to buildings that are being erected today and which are conforming to the new 2004 policy, and notwithstanding this, I still find brick walls and keep receiving Mepa's refusal to my application every time.

This, one has to consider, is further to loss of time in attending various DCC meetings at Mepa's premises, which entails more time lost in the process at a hefty administrative cost. The only positive aspect in this system is that it raises more revenue for Mepa in the form of dues collected.

When are Mepa going to learn? Is it not high time that the new 2004 policy starts taking effect? In this way many enforcement notices are cleared and there is no further need of any more loss of time. When are they going to become serious?

Do Mepa realise that this time-wasting is losing control over Malta's infrastructure policy?

Whoever is in control at the top, please note!