Alternattiva Demokratika, The Green Party has said that it has submitted its objections to MEPA against the proposed development at Hondoq ir-Rummien, Qala (PA 03798/02).
“Should the proposed development be approved, this would result in irreversable ecological damage, as well as social injustice due to the loss of public land and bathing areas for private business interests. Much of the swimming area will be lost in order to give way to a yacht marina, due to access of boats and pollution of sea water. The EIA should take account of such factors.”
they went on to say that the proposed development is a another case of more land speculation with the only beneficiaries being the owners of the land. The community loses on all counts. There is no need of increasing more built up land in Gozo which already boasts of the national record of unoccupied property as is clearly documented in the last Census.
AD concluded by saying that it believes that the derelict quarry of Hondoq ir-Rummien should be transformed into a park complemented with an afforestation project, guaranteeing free public access to Hondoq ir-Rummien Bay. The area should be transformed into an ecological park with blue-flag beach status.
2 Comments To "AD submits objections to MEPA on Hondoq development"
#1 Comment By CHARLIE MIZZI NICK NAME TA-RE On June 3, 2010 @ 12:12 pm
I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD IDEA TO PUT THE YACHT MARINATAZ- ZRIEZAQ NOT AT HONDQ IR-RUMMIEN BAY .
AND A GOOD IDEA TO PUT THE HOTEL AND TOURIST VILLAGE AT TAC CAWLA.
#2 Comment By Joe Magro from Qala but live in Australia On June 6, 2010 @ 6:22 am
Dear Maltese, Gozo and Qalin friends I was born in Qala and live in Australia but one thing I never forgot, where I was born and I am always saying to people that I am very proud to say I am from the best village of Malta and Gozo which is “QALA”
But I have one little story to tell all of you and it starts like this ( the Germans came to take Malta and Gozo in 1940 but they didn’t take because the people of Malta and Gozo stuck together, but now there are half a dozen developers with some euros and they are prepared to take the beautiful Bay of Hondoq ir-Rummien, say NO to these people from so called MEPA and if they want to build a marina send it to the mainland) and I always said NO to anything that is going to ruin the Beautiful islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino, From Mr. Joe Magro Secretary and Vice President of The AUSTRALIAN QALA ASSOCIATION. May God Bless Malta and Gozo.