Monday, July 29, 2013

Parking Scheme in Sliema remains suspended by Government

Sliema is still being denied a parking scheme by the Government. The scheme, which was in line with legal requirements, was abruptly suspended by the Government when it was in its trial period. In the meantime Sliema is being treated differently from other localities which had approved parking schemes in previous years.

More can be seen and read at


http://tvm.com.mt/news/2013/07/sliema-local-council-call-for-urgent-discussions-with-transport-minister/


http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130727/local/sliema-council-wants-to-be-heard-on-parking-scheme.479714

http://www.maltarightnow.com/?module=news&at=Il-Kunsill+Lokali+ta%27+Tas-Sliema+injorat+mill-Gvern&t=a&aid=99849350&cid=19

Monday, July 22, 2013

Revision of Local Plans

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority is currently revising local plans. I will be speaking on the issue as Sliema Local Councillor, where I intend to emphasize issues such as overdevelopment, open spaces, traffic congestion, solar energy rights, building heights and commercialization.

Residents, NGOs and other stakeholders are invited to contact me at mbrig@hotmail.com with concrete suggestions in this regard.

In the meantime, newspaper Malta Today, referring to official figures of the National Statistics Office, has reported that Sliema, which saw 852 new applications in the past five years, registers the second-highest number of vacant properties in Malta: 4,061. Between 2005 and 2011, vacant properties in Sliema shot up by 1,394.