3 comments so far.Partial review of Gozo local plan announced by MEPA
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With the aim of promoting a better continuation of government public and community servicing and envisaged cost benefits through the re-organisation of existing public facilities, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has published a number of proposed changes for the partial review of the Gozo and Comino Local Plan, that had been approved in 2006.
Subsequent to last year’s initial public consultation exercise whereby, the Authority had given an overview of the conceptual changes it was about to promote, now the Authority through this second phase of public consultation is encouraging the public and all interested parties to gives its feedback on a number of policy proposed changes within the Plan.
This planning exercise was initiated following a request made by the Government and the Ministry for Gozo for the review of a number of policies in the Gozo and Comino Local Plan that relate to:
1. the upgrading and extension of the Ministry for Gozo and Centralized Government Departmental Offices, Rabat;
2. the upgrading and extension of the Gozo General Hospital Area in Rabat;
3. the extension of facilities and consideration of extensions within Government Schools;
4. re-zoning of the Rabat Open Center previously referred to in the Gozo and Comino Local Plan (GCLP) as the Gozo Communal Centre Development Brief Area;
5. the introduction of new government/civic and community facilities, primarily focusing on the retention and enhancement of open vibrant public spaces.
This partial review of this local plan is being carried out to resolve a number of issues in the interest of providing a more dynamic administrative service in Gozo and qualify for EU funding.
The update of existing policy guidance for these sites is required to retain a sustainable modernization and consolidation of these institutions as well as for their continued improvement required to achieve a higher quality of service by Government.
The Authority is opening up, for a 6 week period until the 26th March 2010, this second phase of public consultation for the public to send in their submissions and suggestions related to these proposed changes. The draft policy document is available for viewing at the MEPA offices or through the Authority’s website www.mepa.org.mt
Submissions by the public or other interested parties can be sent to:
Director of Planning Ref: Partial Review of Gozo and Comino Local Plan Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) P.O. Box 200, Marsa, MRS 1000 Or by email at: gclp@mepa.org.mt.
Shall we finally see the few meters of tarmac needed for an air strip done? or shall we see Gozo as a permanent Presepju with the inhabitants mere Pasturi.
@ Franco .Have you checked how the air fares would be .
This will be a white elephant if it will go ahead .Do you know that Joseph Muscat got special funds to subsidize the Helicopter?
There are a lot of questions to answer Pls answer these two for me
@Franco J Scicluna. Franco people want Gozo to remain as unspoilt as possible which means keeping planes off it. I would refer you to the words of Charles J. Buttigieg former Manager Special Projects at Air Malta and also General Manager Malta Air Charter who commented recently on studies, which were carried out into the possibility of an airstrip on Gozo.
Mr. Buttigieg stated that several studies had been carried out and that none were considered financially viable unless tourism levels on Gozo reached impossible levels. He went on to state that a number of international operators had been consulted and they all concluded that an air-link between the two islands would be financial suicide.
Sorry you see yourself as “mere Pasturi” by the way. However such problems of self-esteem are not going to be cured by your “few meters of tarmac” are they?