34 councils apply for funds to embellish estates
A total of 34 councils have submitted their proposals to benefit from the scheme “Strengthening the Community. Regeneration in Government Housing Estates”, the Housing Authority said.
The councils are Marsa, Senglea, Qormi, Cospicua, Kirkop, Tarxien, San Ġwann, Siġġiewi, Birkirkara, Santa Luċija, Gudja, St Julian’s, Pietà, Victoria, Birzebbuġa, Għaxaq, Santa Venera, Żejtun, Mellieħa, Floriana, Ta’ Xbiex, Mqabba, Attard, Vittoriosa, Valletta, Rabat, Luqa, Marsaxlokk, Mtarfa, Żurrieq, Ħamrun,Paola, Mġarr and Żebbuġ.
In the last week of February the selection board will choose nine councils for work to be carried out in localities this year, according to the established criteria.
This year, the board will continue selecting councils for other projects next year and in 2013. The authority will then issue another call for new proposals.
The aim of the scheme is to strengthen the communities living in these estates. Financial assistance will be given to councils to invest in embellishment projects and to organize educational programmes for residents.
The authority said €675,000 were being dedicated for the six-year scheme annually.
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Alexander Pace Gouder
Feb 4th 2011, 18:53
Lets hope that our St.Julians Council will be one of the nine councils choosen this year and funds will be made available and our St.Julians Council will be able and do its best to upgrade The Ta' Giorni Housing Estate which really needsan uplift. An example are. some of the streets which really need a face lift as for these past years these were only patched up.
Jane Goodwin
Feb 4th 2011, 11:19
Will the Local Councils also educate the residents of buildings to make sure they keep clean the common parts. To paint and remove Garbage,cigarette buts,papers.Wash the floors etc...
Someone will tell me this is by Law. But some people think only what goes on behind their flat door is their responsibility. Mean while the entrance and stairwell looks like a slum.
What a Shame.....
mario aquilina
Feb 4th 2011, 15:54
This is all the Housing Authority's fault. They write contracts that mean nothing. Contracts that are not worth the paper that they are written on. Contracts that states, redecorating of the common parts every five years. Common parts that never see a lick of paint to cover the dirt that we have to live with, day in day out.
The Housing Authority is very good at leaving the finishing touches on their buildings, to the buyers and tenants, who in turn, moves in and leave the remaining bits unfinished for years on end, until they become a slum. Common parts without light, where we still walk around with torches, 7 years after we moved in.
If you got a contract that is being breached, I advice you to sue the housing authority. That's exactly what I'm doing. The court bill is getting close to 2000 euros so far. If and when I win my case, you will be contributing towards my expenses. A waste of taxpayers money.
Fight for your right. Never mind 'Int mil-bieb il gewwa biss jimpurtak'. The common parts are yours, as much as they are your neighbours. We all have equal shares, and want mine clean.
George Mallia
Feb 4th 2011, 10:43
Luqa local council applies for funds to embellish its locality?? This is truly the joke of the year. It has ruined almost half of Luqa's roads for these last 6 months without doing anything (work which could have been done in just 2-3 months if only there was the will to complete the job). How many cars have been damaged by the destroyed roads in the middle of the village? How many people have hurt their legs on these roads? The Mayor should be ashamed of himself for his own incompetence. What does he want to embellish? Luqa centre is truly in a disastrous state. Destroying the village squares by his hidden plans for the locality? Where are the plans of the works which have now been going on since August 2010? Where was the public dialogue and what about that concrete coffin covering a village shelter next to the Church, an obscenity on which people coming out of church will trip and fall on it, hurting themselves. Truly incompetent and irresponsible. The whole labour council. Resign in shame. You made a mess of things. The only project this council did in the span of 10 years.
C Magri
Feb 4th 2011, 10:35
Oh what a surprise, no Gzira. Probably the locality most in need of embellishment!!!