Sliema Council has set up a board to consider suggestions on parking as the introduction of residents’ parking came with a flood of complaints.
Elderly residents have complained that the scheme will further discourage relatives from visiting. The teachers’ union has declared an industrial dispute and called on the authorities to suspend the scheme.
Others have suggested that those who work in Sliema should be provided with passes. Shop owners questioned whether buyers would bother travelling to Sliema for a mere two hours – the time allowed to visitors on half of the parking slots.
But the mayor dismissed the idea of issuing permits as these concessions would defeat the scope of the scheme. ‘We appreciate that this will create some inconvenience, but we are interested in lessening residents’ inconveniences, Anthony Chircop said.
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