New civic centre to be built in Fgura
A new civic centre incorporating a day-care centre, a clinic, the local tribunal and local council offices, a board room, a large hall, underground parking and other community facilities is to be built in Fgura, the council said.
It said in a statement new offices were needed in Fgura as the residents’ needs could not be served well from the current ones.
The project, it said, would emphasise accessibility for people with special needs and the elderly as its current offices were on the second floor and only accessible by stairs.
The council noted that contrary to other councils, it was constrained to buy the land at a commercial rate as there was no public land available in Fgura. It bought the land for Lm190,000 (€442,581.75) in 2003.
In that same year, the council had sought and obtained the permission of the central government to embark on the construction of the project, based on its income projects of the following years.
As in recent months it was informed that its income was to be reduced as that from the local enforcement system would go for the region rather than the council, the Fgura council requested the central government to help by funding 20 per cent of the project.
The council’s request was declined. However, the council decided to go ahead with the project and finance it completely.
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Mark Mamo
Mar 20th 2011, 17:40
Awguri Byron, Proset!
l fenech
Mar 15th 2011, 14:33
Haffu halli tinfetah qabel l-elezzjoni bhal kull progett iehor.
Anthony Falzon
Mar 15th 2011, 14:23
Disinn mill-aktar modern... proset!
Christian Sciberras
Mar 15th 2011, 15:10
And accessible as well. Good design.
C.Farrugia
Mar 15th 2011, 13:07
Wow, I am really impressed! Well done to the Fgura Local Council, especially the young Mayor Bryon Camilleri for his excellent job in these first few months! Proset Byron!
Carmen Mamo
Mar 15th 2011, 12:39
Proset lill-Kunsill specjalment lis-Sindku Byron Camilleri li wera li qed jghamel id-differenza!
Proset!
A Cassar
Mar 15th 2011, 12:29
Another glass house - hope the glass facade is not facing south as this means more air conditioning expenses..
Carmen Mamo
Mar 15th 2011, 12:51
or less bills for lightning!
Ganni Ellul
Mar 15th 2011, 12:00
Now we know why it is safe to venture into Fgura without getting a ticket .One other thing if I may Mr Editor, I am under th eimpression that contractors working on roads need to have a warden or Police officer directing traffic, today at 7:30 am work on repairing the damage caused to the Hompesch gate at Zabbar started, the only warden in the area was there watching for cars that don't stop not directing traffic.Shouldn't the Zabbar council be booked for allowing this to happen?
RLofreda
Mar 15th 2011, 11:25
Il-Kunsill Lokali tas-slow motion per eċċellenza. Jiġifieri is-sindki ta' qabel t'issa ħadu nagħsa ħelwa ta' 7 snin?
Reggie (Tal-Loffu)
Carmen Mamo
Mar 15th 2011, 12:53
Filwaqt li naqbel mieghek li ta qabel ha nghasa per eccelenza... wiehed ma jistax ma jfahharx lil dan is-Sindku zghazugh li fi ftit xhur li ilu hemm diga beda juri differenza fil-hsieb.
F. Abela
Mar 15th 2011, 11:12
Lucky Fgura, whilst St. Julians seems to have been completely forgotten. We do not even have a proper Health Centre and I understand one has to go to the local police station in case of appointments/prescriptions from the doctors and wait in the hallway of the police station. At one time I was told that when people waiting there for the nurse/doctor, the police had just arrested a group of youths and they passed by leading the youths handcuffed, etc.
A. Pace
Mar 15th 2011, 20:42
Uhhh, Fgura is not getting any handouts for this project.....
be a little more reasonable.