Controversial extra storeys on court building to be removed

j brincat

Feb 10th, 13:29

And who is to pay for these extra expences?

Obviously, the poor taxpayer, as always!

Does accountability exist anywhere in Malta?



(jb)

Joe Fenech

Feb 10th, 10:00

I would like to know who will shoulder the responsibility of the blunder concerning the controversial extra storeys on court building that are now to be removed. We, the tax payers, paid for the extra storeys to be built and we now have to fork out for their removal. I expect a full investigation to be made and those responsible be accounted for and pay for the expenses occurred not to mention their resignation from their posts.

Victor Pulis

Feb 10th, 08:15

Can the general public AKA the tax payer have a break down of expenses regarding this 'project'? After all we are paying for the mistakes of others. The least these incompetents can do is tell us how much of our money they squandered. I will not ask for accountability because it's a long word and most probably the people at MEPA are unable to read it.

Anthony Mizzi

Feb 10th, 07:32

Why are two weights and two measures tollerated by the SAME MEPA BOARD that allowed this monstrosity to be erected AND the request by St. Augustine School at tal' Pieta?

Tal-Pieta' Mayor has always had it in for this school since the first time application was made! At the time in the capacity of Lawyer for a handful of residents and now using his position as Mayor to make pressure with his connections!

It's always about connections, oligarchy and certainly not meritocracy!

Frederick Frendo

Feb 10th, 07:15

tax payer will be paying for this .How about asking those on the mepa board who had approved this project to resign ?

V Mercieca

Feb 10th, 06:51

who is going to pay for the construction and demolition of this building?
I guess we taxpayers.
Another reason why Minister Mifsud Bonnici MUST resign, but NO Gonzi will come to the rescue and shoulder himself the responsibility.
Actually Dr Gonzi please explain to me what does it mean to shoulder responsibility when you do not get any sort of punishment for the mistakes you and your ministers do? PLEASE EXPLAIN

Mr Joseph Carmel Chetcuti

Feb 10th, 05:06

May I respectfully suggest to the powers that be that they consider erecting a skyscraper over and above St John's Co-Cathedral? They may also wish to erect an eight storey museum over the palace in Republic Street. It would make a such lovely place to exhibit dinosaur remains. I understand there are a few of the moving variety in the vicinity. A few skybuses running between buildings, say in Merchant Street or even Republic Street, would make such an attraction for tourists. There could be multiple stops along the way. Cordina. The courts. The City L. St Francis. Wembley's. Then there could be an interesting drop between the moats. Nothing like it in the world.

Philip Hili

Feb 10th, 00:35

Min jaf kif ivvota Rodrick Galdes biex hareg il-permess?!!!

Kieron O'connor

Feb 9th, 22:54

Who does the buck stop with....in the real world the buck stops with the head man.
Someone needs to resign for this abuse of power when the people in such office should be showing good example, rather abusing the powers they are supposed to protect.
Who will justify this misuse of tax payers money, the building of it in the first place and now the extra cost associated with the demolishing of this ilegal building.
An example needs to be made that this is not acceptable.

Kenneth Williams

Feb 9th, 22:27

Dr Said said that the costs of the changes to the upper structures would be minimal because the tower crane is still on the site and will remain there until the changes are approved.....mela ma jafx Chris Said kemm jiswa crane bil kull jum....mela ma jafx kemm jiswa biex tibni u terga twaqqa....hadd ma jerfa piz ta li jghamel hawn malta x gharukaza...Sewwa qal Franco Debono li il ministru ta qabel Chris ma hu accountable xejn biex halla dik il hnizrija issir u issa ser inwaqqawa. hallas ja poplu la ghandek is sarima ma halqek......

Alfred Grech

Feb 9th, 22:05

Messrs MEPA - Look before you leap.

Maria Spiteri

Feb 9th, 21:51

Allura nghid jien ghalfejn thalla jinbena mal-ewwel?

Kemm kellu ragun Franco Debono!

C Galea

Feb 9th, 21:32

Who will foot the bill for this mad idea . .

Astrid Vella

Feb 9th, 20:59

It is excellent news that good sense has prevailed and the abusive floors will be dismantled, eliminating an eyesore that can be seen all the way from Sliema across the harbour.

On the other hand, as someone commented below "THE QUESTION MUST NOW BE WHO IS GOING TO BE HELD FINANCIALLY OR POLITICALLY RESPONSIBLE?"

In discussions on MEPA reform, FAA consistently harped on the need to implement a system of accountability, where the decision-makers are made responsible for their decisions. Of course, this was overruled, but it is only when this comes about, that we shall see every last official, and not just some, thinking deeply about the implications of their actions.

Valerie Calleja

Feb 9th, 20:43

What about the extra floors on loads of blocks of flats in Sliema, mostly masquerading as wash rooms?What about the two blocks of flats with extra floors supposedly wash rooms in Triq il palazzi in Zejtun?What about the extra floors in Natalie P tabone street and Dingli street in Sliema, which have more than 2 extra floors, an eyesore among eyesores.What is to be done about these?

Noel Abela

Feb 9th, 20:00

The people running this country are unbelievable. Whoever is responsible for all this should carry the burden of being accountable. Us tax payers cannot be expected to stand by and approve such mismanagement. I hate to say this but Dr Franco Debono was so very right when he spoke of accountablility. Is this another mistake that the Prime Minister is shouldering. Shame of you all, no wonder the stae of our country's finances and its instability.

Mario P. Sciberras

Feb 9th, 19:34

ACCOUNTABILITY. NOBODY IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANYTHING.

Pauline Busuttil

Feb 9th, 19:05

Kullhadd kien jaf x'qed jigri, imma......... bhas-soltu kullhadd baqa b'halqu maghluq. La hadd ma jitkellem nibqaw sejrin......... Sa hawn wasal dan il-pajjiz.

U kemm hawn izjed affarijiet li saru hziena u li hadd ma jazzarda jiftah halqu u miskin ikun......

Il Mepa ghandha tkun responsabbli ghall ispejjez li ser issiru............ It-tort huwa kollu taghha.......

m. borg (slm)

Feb 9th, 18:51

I wonder if any of you remember the extra tower that was built at Mater Dei and was demolished afterwards. It was exactly where the oncology section is being built.
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And gonzipn apologists keep asking where will Joseph Muscat get the money. One thing for sure PL knows where the money won't go, down the drain into friendly pockets.

m. borg (slm)

Feb 9th, 18:46

Yesterday Dr Gonzi was shocked during the debate at the Intercontinetal Hotel because Joseph Muscat critisized MEPA and Dr Gonzi gave the impression that MEPA is infallible.
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But then of course MEPA is under his jurisdiction.

Robert Lewis

Feb 9th, 17:58

Now you see it, now you don't like David Copperfield's illusions. U mhux ovvja jekk ir ritratt mehud minn taht lapramorta, kif tridu jidher il bini. U Ministru kif tigi tghidilna li ma tantx xi tiswa, mela hsibtna nghixu fil qamar. Instead of the photos why dont you publish the cost involved to build it and now to demolish it. Obviously not a lot cause you are not paying for it yourself. Ok it is not your fault, but who ever approved it should be made accountable. I know of a similar building in St Pauls Bay, and with Mepa's blessings like this one. One day I will submit a photo of it.

Ivan Calleja

Feb 9th, 17:47

Malta is full of mismanagement....the permit for this building should have NEVER been issued by MEPA in the first place. Can anyone responsible tell us who will fork the expenses?? Oh sorry...i forgot....no one is responsible for this monstrous building!!

Paul Caruana

Feb 9th, 17:27

Finally!

Victor Pulis

Feb 9th, 17:09

The ministry published photo-montages to show how the building will look after the demolition is completed.

Why didn't the ministry publish photo montages of the building before it was built? That way perhaps, just perhaps someone at MEPA would have noticed the mistajke about to be committed and complained and the monster would not have been born.

D. Aquilina

Feb 9th, 17:07

So is MEPA is wrong when they accepted the project in the first place??? SO they DO mistakes... that's news... What about other developments that has gone unchallenged and created eyesores and inconvenience to the general public. Ah forgot there was the UNESCO issue in this case... and that is bigger than the Maltese developers or ???

Tony Busuttil

Feb 9th, 17:00

who is going to pay?
who was responsible? is he accountable?
where is Dr Franco Debono to ask who was accountable?

Jo Camm

Feb 9th, 16:46

PHU KEMM TEQIRDU. XORTA MINTOMX KUNTENTI???

alexander genuis

Feb 9th, 16:43

Allura nghid Jien dawn mhux spejjez zejda?Hadd,possibli had ma kien jaf li se jigu daqshekk koroh u jistunaw???Kellhom bzonn jinbnew u issa se jhottuhom??Dawn x'kummiedji huma??

Victor J. Vella

Feb 9th, 16:38

My only concern is that our Law Courts should be considered the Mecca of our country were legislation is concerned!!!!!!

Joanna Spiteri

Feb 9th, 16:36

Obviously the problem of lack of space will still remain so this not a final solution. Should the tax payer not be informed as to what the long term solution si going to be?

Pierre Fenech

Feb 9th, 16:28

Let us imagine the crane is still there and who is renting it out decides not to charge as a gesture of good will :) Dear Minister can you trell us who will be paying for the Builders, crane operators, trucks used, material that was used for nothing etc etc. I hope that not all our ministers think in that way. If that is the case I see why we never seem to balance our budgets.

MALCOLM SEYCHELL

Feb 9th, 16:20

Franco Debono was right again about Mifsud Bonnici incompetence..... Will he offer his resignation???? Ma tarax mnalla ghanda lil Mifsud Bonnici ghall gustizzja f Malta. Well done again to Dr Said who proves to be very efficient.

Simon Cassar

Feb 9th, 16:09

Naghmilha ta l-injorant...allura dawn iz zewg sulari inbnew f gurnata biex f daqqa wahda kulhadd induna bihom issa!!!!?????? ma setghux twaqqqfu minn qabel???...pero jekk jien injurant jiddispjacini nghid li hawn hafna nies il Mepa izjed minni!

J Farrugia

Feb 9th, 16:04

Gonzi buck stops at him apparently, Mepa under his control.so he pays.

So PM pay for this out of your own account, after all your in charge of mepa, right?

joe vella

Feb 9th, 15:57

prosit x'hela ta flus
mela t-tower crane imbilli jibqa fuq il post mhux xorta trid thallas tieghu?
mela ministru hawwadha u l-iehor, biex jigbor gieh il gvern u forsi jimpressjona, (bhalissa il ministri tigrija wahda bejniethom min se jippoza u jidher l-aktar fuq it televizjoni)
imbaghad cikku l-poplu ghal 'minor amendment' idum xi sena jew aktar jistenna- staqsi lil min hu mgarrab
pero issa li tista tigi elezzjoni meta ma kienitx mistennija girja wahda basta nirbhu dak il vot jew tnejn
xi hsibtuna? cwiec maltin?

Lawrence Fenech

Feb 9th, 15:46

MEPA should also demolish the three eyesores on entering Valletta i.e. the half baked theatre and the waste of money the new parliament and the ghastly entry.

Eman Formosa

Feb 9th, 15:37

TO MEPA: THIS 'MONSTER' WAS APPROVED......PIETA SCHOOL WAS REFUSED........LAW OF THE JUNGLE.

JC Sullivan

Feb 9th, 15:26

Damn right - they shouldn't have been built to start with.

Fire anyone who had ANYTHING to do with the approval of the permits.

Mario Darmanin

Feb 9th, 15:24

ahna nahdmu u gonziPN iberbaq

Chris Grech

Feb 9th, 15:23

u jekk tinnotaw ir ritratt, jidher car li xorta ser jibnu sular iehor... ghax il balavostri qedin ulzati fuq 3 jew 4 filati fir ritratt 1. xorta ser ihallu sular aktar min normal, imma ma jkunx jidher mit triq... min fuq il bjut biss ikun jidher.

John Micallef

Feb 9th, 15:19

And who is paying?

Joseph Calleja

Feb 9th, 15:14

Pardon me, but why didn't the Justice Minister Chris Said consult with Mepa and all other NGOs before deciding to extend this ugly addition? Doesn't anybody responsible look at the plans before adding on to a building? Oooooooops! How pathetic? How long is Mepa going to keep taking the Maltese citizens for a ride? What happened to the phrase. " Look before you leap."? What a waste of TAXPAYERS MONEY!

Charles Micallef

Feb 9th, 15:10

GOOD AND BAD, good they are being taken off, and bad because we the taxpayers have to fork out the bill for the poor decision made by someone who is well paid to ensure that such blots such not have been built in the first instance....AND YES THE QUESTION MUST NOW BE WHO IS GOING TO BE HELD FINANCIALLY OR POLITICALLY RESPONSIBLE?

Jeffrey Mallia

Feb 9th, 15:10

And who's going to be accountable for the money which was flushed litterally down the drain ??

simon ellul sullivan

Feb 9th, 15:08

good ! now can someone confirm that the person who signed off on the project will be named and have the expenses to build and then remove these offending structures charged to him PERSONALLY. I dont want to pay for these travesties nor for rectifying the situation - since this should obviously not have happened in the first place !

Ms Maria Vella

Feb 9th, 15:02

oqod hallas it-taxxi!

Chris Grech

Feb 9th, 15:01

u min ser ihallas?
ahdem ja poplu.... !!

erica borg

Feb 9th, 14:59

Talk about waste of time and precious resources ... seriously couldn't this have been planned before ....