Be the first to comment!Land at Armier should be given back to the public – AD
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Alternattiva Demokratika the Green Party, said this morning that Armier should be given back to the public.
Michael Briguglio AD Chairperson said, “Armier should be given back to the public and all illegal boathouses should be removed. The Prime Minister should call a spade a spade and declare that no more usurpation of public land will be allowed in Armier and other areas. Labour should break its silence and support such a policy. AD’s election in parliament will ensure that the issue is on the agenda. You know where we stand.”
Carmel Cacopardo, Deputy Chairperson and spokesperson on sustainable development and home affairs said that the current situation as a result of which boathouses at Armier which utilised for habitation during the summer months and built on public land without permits is the result of the complicity of politicians holding public office during the past 40 years. “They turned a blind eye when public land was taken over abusively and acted as if nothing unusual had happened.”
Cacopardo said that “secret meetings on the eve of general elections to find a formula so that those who illegally took over public land retained its ownership aggravates the situation.”
AD – The Green Party, added Cacopardo, “is of the opinion that there are two issues which have to be considered. The first is the Marfa Action Plan published by MEPA for public consultation 10 years ago which draft plan tackles in an holistic manner the area known as l-Ahrax tal-Mellieha emphasising the need to rehabilitate a number of areas and how different areas should be protected. The second is on how boathouses built on public land should be demolished and removed and the Marfa Action Plan proposal to built beachrooms in their stead in five zones proposed by MEPA.”
AD feels that “the boathouses should be removed forthwith and that it is not necessary to build beachrooms instead considering the close proximity of practically all residential areas to the sea. It is essential that those who took into their possession illegally public property are not rewarded.,” Cacopardo concluded.
