Former PL club being turned into Siggiewi community centre
Work is well under way on the restoration of Villa Siggiewi into a community centre which will include a day-care centre and the local council offices, Parliamentary Secretaries Chris Said and Jason Azzopardi were told during a tour of the site this morning.
The work started after the property was transferred by the government to Siggiewi local council when the lease for use of the property as a Labour Party Club expired.
The €500,000 project is the biggest to be handled by Siggiewi council, mayor Robert Musumeci and deputy mayor Karol Aquilina explained. The government is assisting the council in the project.
The restoration unit of the Resources Ministry is involved in the restoration works.
Dr Azzopardi said several historic properties have been transferred to local councils for restoration and use, including the Auberge de France in Vittoriosa, the main gate tower at Mdina and the belvedere tower in Lija.
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Charles J. Buttigieg
Dec 19th 2011, 18:35
A political vendetta worth €500,000.
p grima
Dec 19th 2011, 22:49
You are wrong Mr. Buttigieg, it is political justice served.
But when shall we see the many PL political clubs which have been "leased" for so many years for just a few cents from third parties handed back to their rightful owners toghether with an apology and an adequate remuneration?
victor caruana
Dec 19th 2011, 17:17
Manuel Island should be restored to the community. What is the total area of land taken from the community and given to speculators, called developers???
pat muscat
Dec 19th 2011, 15:05
Hopefully the PN Club at Santa Lucia and Ta Xbiex would be taken over by the community council as well!
Christopher Scerri
Dec 19th 2011, 15:26
Mhux hekk....ma tarax ha jduqu ftit mill-velenu taghom stess!!
Ben Harper
Dec 19th 2011, 16:09
And restored to their past glory !
Ms Maria Vella
Dec 19th 2011, 17:03
sour grapes?
Joseph Camilleri
Dec 19th 2011, 21:03
...at least the PN don't have streets called 'Triq in-Nazzjonalisti' ...however, there are roads called 'Triq il-Labour' ...!! Ghax qabel 1987 jekk ma tkunx Labour, tispicca hazin u jekk tinqabad bl' In Taghna' fit triq taqra tispicca msawwat mit-Thugs laburisti....
Kemm ninsew malajr fejn irridu hux!
victor bonello
Dec 20th 2011, 10:30
@joseph camilleri.. u x kien jigrllek jekk taqra il helsien? tispaicca bhal kelb gol mizbla.. minjaf kemm hemm nies li wetqu dawk il fahxiet jinharqu..demm jigbed!!!
p grima
Dec 20th 2011, 23:28
victor bonello il "mizbla" li qed issemmi int hi sempliciment parti mic cimiteru tal Addolorata (fil Lbic) li m'hix amministrata bis sagramenti, u m'hux mizbla ta' veru. Dik il konnotazzjoni zieda min kellu nteress li jkerrah l-affarijiet. Tajba din, tridu tinsew tas 70's u tal 80's w imbad tiftakru tal 50's.