Louis Apap, a PN Councillor on the Gharb Local Council, has welcomed the unanimous decision made by the Local Council at a meeting last night to take a stand against a proposal for a new road in an Outside Development Zone, in the heart of a cultivated area known as `Tal-Mawua’ on the outskirts of Gharb.
Councillor Apap said in a statement, that “if this development takes place it will not only destroy arable land that is outside the development zone, but it will also destroy the character of the Zone on San Dimitri’s side, which to this day has remained intact and in its natural state.”
“In addition, such a road would increase the danger of further development taking place which would cause havoc in this area, as well as ruin the picturesque neighbourhood of Gharb,” he added.
Councillor Apap called on all Gozitan deputies as well as the Government to support this position and that of the rest of the Council, to respect the wishes of the residents of Gharb [1] as well as to insist with the Authorities to avoid further disruption within the locality of Gharb.