George Camilleri

The Malta Independent on Sunday, 22nd June 2008 Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar (FAA), in a statement, welcomed the appointment of a new Mepa chairman and hoped that the speedy implementation of Mepa reform will enable the new chairman to ensure a level playing field for both developers and residents, consistency in decisions and sustainable planning for Malta’s future needs.It says it...

The Sunday Times of Malta, 22nd June 2008 The approval of the Mistra Village redevelopment has confirmed many voters’ fears that the much publicised Mepa reform is never really going to happen. Besides the many other serious issues that plague this project, we shall be facing acute traffic problems at Xemxija for many years to come thanks to this redevelopment. The developer estimates...

Times of Malta, 21st June 2008 Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) has welcomed the appointment of a new Mepa chairman saying it hoped that the speedy implementation of Mepa reform will enable him to ensure a level playing field for both developers and residents, consistency in decisions and sustainable planning for Malta’s future needs. However, the environmental lobby group failed to understand...

DLH Press Release – 18th June 2008 This morning Din l-Art Helwa once again reiterated its request to the Mepa auditor Mr Joseph Falzon, to carry out an investigation into the way that the Mistra Village application was processed by Mepa. The NGO...

Times of Malta, 16th June 2008 Sustainable development is on the government’s drawing board. In short, objectives for economic progress are to take environmental concerns into account and vice versa. A balance between the two is to be achieved. Construction is one economic sector that often has a negative impact on the environment. Malta’s small size and population density compound this problem....

Maltatoday, 11th June 2008, by James Debono The development of 900 new apartments in the former Mistra Village complex will increase the flow of cars through one of Malta’s tightest traffic bottlenecks, and make the development of a tunnel passing right through the protected Mizieb aquifer beneath l-Imbordin, inevitable. The controversial TEN-T Xemxija bypass may become a reality, as predicted by the...

Times of Malta, Monday 9th June 2008 Letter from Michael Adams, Mellieha I have read the awful news of the biggest and most recent mistake that Mepa has made. Whoever took the decision about Mistra Village in Xemxija must have a death wish for the north of the island as well as Malta as a whole. I have never thought much of Mepa...

Times of Malta, 8th June 2008 The Malta Environment and Planning Authority has defended its position after harsh criticism over the granting of an outline permit for the redevelopment of Mistra Village into apartment blocks. “Mepa took a responsible decision in approving a comprehensive plan to redevelop the former Mistra Village Complex. A specific policy in the approved Local Plan had established...