Marsascala residents opposing proposed development

marianne rizzo

May 2nd 2010, 20:07

I am a resident in Triq il-Bahhara and oppose this project.
In Malta I don't know anywhere were there is a public garden and in it there are shafts for 29 apartments where drainge pipes are passing.
What puplic garden is this ? What fresh air are going to take the people with the bad smell? Mepa bring public health first please. And what about the Local Council ,does it care for the residents?

felix rizzo

May 2nd 2010, 19:23

Filwaqt li naqbel li dal-progett ma jsirx, l-akbar skandlu issemma min Astrid Vella biss. Kif jista' jkun li Case Officer tal Mep japprova progett meta l-isviluppatur diga ghandu 3 enforcement notices fuq li stess propjeta' ???? Jew ma kienx jaf x'inhu jaghmel xogholu - jew gara xi haga ohra.
Biex ikomplu jigbdu saqajn il-Mepa l-isviluppatur qed jipproponi gnien pubbliku....fit-tielet sular !! Immagina xi mara bil-pram, jew xi anzjani jitilghu tliet sulari tarag, biex joqghodu bejn ix-xaftijiet tan-nies, dixxijiet tas-satelliti, tankijiet tal-ilma. ecc.
Il-Mepa b-sahhitha ma min hu zghir - u dghajfa ma min hu kbir

Tony Gatt

Apr 30th 2010, 20:59

This has happened in other places where there were steps and they were closed and taken over by Cafe's and restaurants between Marina Street and St Anne Street. The authorities must have a look at old photos and maps and pull down the illegal extensions and stairs closures made by the cafe's and restaurants. They have taken over public property. The same thing happened at the playing field near the Summer Nights with what appears to be the collaboration of some local counselors. Another problem is the number of tables that the cafe's and restaurants are putting on the pavement and obstructing the pedestrians and also putting big flower pots under the pavement to prevent cars from parking. Central authorities please take action now.

John Falzon

Apr 30th 2010, 19:15

@Steve Delia yes my wife also used to use those steps and she commented that someone closed them off. This is nothing short of criminal and I hope that the local Council is not an accomplice to the fact. Please someone from the council - do keep a watch out for such going on which are very common place wherever business interests raise their "ugly?" head.

Adrian Sciberras

Apr 30th 2010, 18:48

The road of Triq il-Gandoffli (cornering with Triq il-Bahhara) cannot be asphalted because when the residents collected some money to patch the road themselves so as to be able to access their garages (since the Council did not want to patch it for us), the landowners of the above mentioned project, have threatened us residents of Ta San Tumas flats - since he said he owned our road, and in public of Triq il-Gandoffli he said he was going to close the road. There were many obscenities and threats. We felt threatened in our homes. There were many witnesses to this episode. Respective Authorities / DCC please take note.

J Brincat

Apr 30th 2010, 18:29

To: Local council. What Mr S Delia is saying is true. This has been going on for a long time, passage ways obstructed etc. Its is time you councillors to stand up and be counted.

Steve Delia

Apr 30th 2010, 16:34

We must not allow this place to be taken from the public. We also want answers from the authorities why the steps near the Summer Nights have been closed for the last five or six months on the excuse that they are being repaired but it is known that someone wants to close them for his own private use as part of a restaurant. Also a little further along in the playing field a place where other steps were supposed to be constructed for public use has been closed by one of the restaurants for its private use. Where are the authorities? When are they going to take steps against those who closed the steps to open them again and to construct the steps in the area that has been closed by the other restaurant? These are public properties which should be opened to the public and not allowed to be taken for private used by the restaurant owners. We expect prompt action by the relevant authorities. Are you there MEPA? Are you there Public Land Department? Where is the Local Council hibernating?

Paul Farrugia

Apr 30th 2010, 16:27

Can we know where the Local Council stands on this issue?

Jane Galea

Apr 30th 2010, 16:25

We must no allow this site to be developed by a private company when it is public property. Let the Local Council develop it into some project for the locality and the locals.

I. Carabott

Apr 30th 2010, 16:23

I can assure everybody that the site in question is PRIVATELY OWNED.
(This is so easy to verify, can't understand why the same couple of people keep coming up with such ridiculous stories)

Evelyn Cassar

Apr 30th 2010, 16:21

How was this site ever allowed to end up being used by a private party when it is public property? Give it back for public use.

Tony Gatt

Apr 30th 2010, 16:19

Give us back this site and let the council develop it as a public garden. After all it is public property and have been used privately for far too long.

Joe Zammit

Apr 30th 2010, 16:16

We want this property that has been taken from us the public back.

John Vassallo

Apr 30th 2010, 16:14

Give it back to the public to whom it belongs

T Camilleri

Apr 30th 2010, 16:12

It must not be allowed to be developed and must be returned to the PUBLIC because it is PUBLIC property. Those using it have been doing so for far too long and it is time for the site top be returned to the PUBLIC.

Astrid Vella

Apr 30th 2010, 16:00

@ C Camilleri: This is one of our oldest residents’ groups, which had approached us with a very justified case which we’ve been working on for over two years.Our group can’t be everywhere.No one has approached us about the Jerma case.

@ Matthew Mallia: the fact that the hotel employs people is very laudable but does not give them the right to break laws.
What this press release failed to mention is that there were a number of abuses on this site, not only closing it off and charging the public to enter a public site, but also walling off the road that used to cross the site, going down to the sea, starting between the white and red car.The hotel owners even built an underground tunnel linking their annexes without a permit!
And no, this is not The Great Escape we're talking about.

There were so many illegalities that the DCC Chairman declared that it would be refused a permit and demanded to know how the Case Officer could have recommended granting against the law.Amazingly enough, she changed her view completely at the next hearing.

Frans Chircop

Apr 30th 2010, 15:52

Reading some of the previous comments make me think I am going barny. If it is a public place, how come it is surrounded by a big wall to close off the area? Also, if Mepa issues a building permit on public land - what is the procedure to follow? For I am sure that like me there are other people who would like to use prime public land in the middle of Marsascala for commercial development. Is it free for all or its for some blue eyed boy again and again?

Kevin Zammit

Apr 30th 2010, 15:45

This is such a shame and waste of natural environment. People who care should go and see how MEPA has given a permit to build more flats practically right on top of the Knights stables encroaching on prime open space. The notice was hidden behind a fig tree, I only stumbled on it too late while walking the dog by the the WWII pill box.

Jerma is public property it is our right to decide whether we want more flats

... for crying out loud there are hundreds of empty unsold flats in Marsaskala already and still more are being built ... this is absolute madness and self destruction.

J Brincat

Apr 30th 2010, 15:44

@M Vella

So you rightly ask:-

Quote: 'if it's a public site, how can one built on it?'

Unquote: BUT don't you know that in Malta (ONLY) miracles do happen!

Ivan Cocker

Apr 30th 2010, 15:37

So lets have another concrete giant ... shame on these country we have enough of Sliema to testify this madness of tall towers obscuring the coastline so why now we look upon M'scala ... as if here we do not have enough shell apartments, especially with the latest craze of bringing down terraced houses to accommodate 3/4 storey simple 'communist-look alike' architecture ... well done for progressive developments!!!!

M Vella

Apr 30th 2010, 15:26

If it's a public site, how can one built on it?

RABELA

Apr 30th 2010, 15:21

@mr Camilleri

The site in Jerma is already developed, and leaving it like it is today , is an eyessore.On the other hand the proposed development is on virgin land.If you can't see the difference i don't know what you can see!

Peter gee

Apr 30th 2010, 15:17

NIMBY

Matthew Mallia

Apr 30th 2010, 15:09

Sorry nixtieq nikkummenta li dawn in-nies li qed joggezzjonaw hafna minnhom lanqas huma minn Marsaskala. tajjeb li nsemmu l-fatt li hemm hafna aktar kostruzzoji ghaddeja f'dan il-lokall ghaliex ma oggezzjonawx ghaliha wkoll?. Jien kelli x-xorti nahdem f'dik il-lukanda u l-familja li tmexxi l-istess lukanda li ghandi rispett kbir leja dejjem ikkumtrubwit lejn il-lokall. Kien bil-hila taghhom li F'wied il-ghajn seta' inharaq in-nar tal-festa s-sena li ghaddiet ghaliex jaghtu minn qalbhom. Saqsu lill-isviluppaturi l-ohra kemm fethu idejhom sabiex jaghtu xi haga ta' gid lejn dan il-lokal?. Nahseb ma tantx issib bhal dawn zgur jigifieri noqoghdu attenti u niddistingwu bejn residenti u nies villeggjatura qabel nitkellmu. Grazzi

Joseph V. Grech

Apr 30th 2010, 15:05

Where is Petra Bianchi and Din l-Art Helwa? Surely they need to back the people on this issue.
Or do they bask in the limelight without offering any real worthwhile help in our constant battle to safeguard our environment?
Do send in a Comment Dr. Bianchi please!

c. camilleri

Apr 30th 2010, 14:38

Here the M'Scala residents are opposition the development of this site while sometime ago these same residents through their council were urging the Authorities for the development of the ex Jerma Hotel. Something is wrong somewhere. Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar pls did no comment on the last one