Horrible sight of accumulated rubbish (2)

Walking down Islet Promenade in Buġibba, one cannot help noticing a house with rubbish piled up in its front porch.

The house is obviously unoccupied and is being used as a dumping ground for passers-by. A resident in the street told me that the matter was brought to the attention of the St Paul’s Bay local council some time ago.

A rubbish bin was installed opposite the house, but the rubbish was never removed much to the disgust of residents and holidaymakers. Surely the owners of the place can be contacted by the local council or Health Department and asked to clean it up immediately.

Otherwise, couldn’t the council, as the law-enforcing authority, take steps to do so itself?

Despite the numerous signs put up by St Paul’s Bay local council stating that littering attracts heavy fines, there are many places in the district where the accumulation of rubbish goes unchecked – untenanted properties, building sites and vacant lots. The mayor of the district, Graziella Galea, should regularly take a stroll around the streets of Qawra, Buġibba and St Paul’s Bay, especially the back streets.

It may well serve as an eye-opener for her, prompting immediate action.

May I remind her of the council’s own mission statement: “St Paul’s Bay local council aims to promote a better quality of life by contributing to a cleaner environment for its residents, through maintenance and embellishment”.