Illegal structure removed

B.Wyansight

Feb 9th 2011, 12:08

Try coming over to Gozo its full of such eye soar boat houses and shacks of all sizes, make the Gozitans pay for all the illegal structures Plus VAT they seem to get away with.

P.Grima

Feb 9th 2011, 11:15

Symbolic indeed! The rate of intervention by the Lands Department, since Jason Azzopardi took over responsibility , has increased from about 70 a year to 700.
One thing that this administration has understood is that the best policy is to do what it deems best for the country, irrespective of any election fallout. Hence the power station, hence City Gate, hence Public Transport, hence Air Malta, hence the Docks, hence the removal of subsidies from Water & Electricity, fuel , gas etc. and so on and so forth.
The Nationalist Party is not prepared to sit on the fence even on matters as delicate as the divorce issue.

julian falzon

Feb 9th 2011, 10:30

Symbolic and no more than that. What an absolute joke of a country we live in honestly.

c.t. busuttil

Feb 9th 2011, 09:49

Well done. All in the right direction. Qui-si-Sana seafront next please. Pool concessions stealing public beaches from under our nose. Blatanly and increasing in footprint. Obscene. A clear case of unaccountability.

C Grech

Feb 9th 2011, 08:26

Reading this article and some comments only indicates that some people need to change mentality or attitude towards life. On one hand you have people making public land theirs and now that they were removed we are commenting on weak/strong, illegal villas, bastions and other places.

Once I was on a small boat and we tried to reach the mentioned jetty to get down our stuff. A boat was blocking the way. They erected a tent from one side or their boat to the other side of the....jetty making it like the porch of their boat. When we got close the onwers/family on the boat looked at us kind of 'if you hit our boat we'll...!!'

Perhaps some of the comments below were written by this family.

Jeffrey Muscat

Feb 9th 2011, 08:21

Well done for the action

but i keep asking ........... what about the illegal town of armier - the illegal structures at ghadira,delimara,etc ,etc

afraid of loosing some votes ...... is not the law equal for everyone

David Cassar

Feb 9th 2011, 07:34

With this pace it will take ages to remove all the illegal buildings. What about Gnejna Bay ? Shame on you Mepa !!!

K Grech

Feb 9th 2011, 07:18

All the drama that was made last year when Mepa removed the canopy chairs and tables in sliema. It was all a show. Everyone and waste of money as everything is back to square one.
Mepa is strong with the weak and weak with the strong. I totally agree.

lee.palmier.

Feb 8th 2011, 22:32

R.I.P parapett tas sajjieda fhemm isfel !! veru li kienet migbnijja minghir permess imma wara tanz zmien issa dejqitkom qas li kienet et tghamel xi haga hazina hemm !!!!!! nisperaw li issa lispazju ma jispiccax parking ghax veru ikun haqqkom capcipa !!!!

S Azzopardi

Feb 8th 2011, 21:10

Armier?

Joe morana

Feb 8th 2011, 19:37

Parliamentary Secretary the Hon Jason Azzopardi has dared and achieved what his predecessors FAILED MISERABLY to do i.e attempt to cleanse Malta of abusive sqatters and to return public land to the public.
However much and much more needs to be done not only at the notorious Armier abusive
misappropriation of public land, but also at our own Capital city whereby instead of enforcing the Law, an illegal container like structure on public land at the Marsamxetto Bastions was instead of being removed at ehe expense of the offender as per the relevant old MEPA enforcement notice two years ago , is being 'sanctioned' as it is being used by workers deployed in the restroration of the Valletta Bastions .
Apparently also in our demcratic countrry, all animals are equal but 'Buffalos' seem to be more equal than others.

MEPA reform my foot!!

J Mallia

Feb 8th 2011, 18:58

Where were the health and safety officers ??? 3 workers, not one wearing a safety helmet or safety equipment !! Yes, only in Malta.............and in the sub Sahhara.

Joseph N Attard

Feb 8th 2011, 18:08

My confidence in Mepa, or in whoever is responsible, will only be restored (if I ever had it in the first place), when the really big offenders are seriously tackled. A whole illegal village on stolen land at Armier, or at St. thomas Bay, is much more important than a porch in front of a boathouse.

Roderick Bajada

Feb 8th 2011, 18:07

Strong with the Weak.

How about you start to remove some illegal Villas and the sort from now on?

richard

Feb 8th 2011, 18:07

VERY VERY GOOD well done.

Karl Axisa

Feb 8th 2011, 17:53

What about Armier, Ghadira, Torri l-Abjad, il-Bajja ta San Tumas, and beneath the Valletta bastions to name but a few.

Joseph Calleja

Feb 8th 2011, 17:00

C'mon Mepa you seem to be improving. Two structures removed in as many weeks. But still, you are going after small fish. Yet it is some improvement. Mepa Boss, listen to the people and you will gain some respect. Tearing down small structures is good for show but how about clearing all the illegal structures at Dwejra? How they ruined that little inlet with illegal boat houses. Do something worthwhile for a change. I am still wondering where the sewage from these boat houses end up?

C Cassar

Feb 8th 2011, 16:29

What about taking a look at Spinola Bay? There the so called "local" fishermen regularly dump plastic bottles, dead fish and diesel straight into the bay. There is a huge vehicle battery that's been there for months, outside by all of the rubbsih boats (which also block public access to a public right of way). They have also damaged much of the lovely stone that was put down 2 years ago with oil stains since they regularly drive and park their vehicles illegally along what is a pedestrianised zone by the waterfront. As for the dog mess left by the local fishermen (and residents) in this area, that is absolutely disgusting.

The area (particularly at weekends) is always covered in rubbish, empty beer/vodka bottles etc by the benches in the mornings after the night before by young Maltese teenagers who come from other parts of Malta. Why don't the police enforce the "no alcohol in a public place" regulation down here by the waterfront? It's only a 1-2min walk from St Julians police station.

It could be such a lovely area but as usual, the Maltese don't seem to care at all about their own environment.