This was my letter published in the Times issue of Friday 29th June 2012 I proudly declare that I am one of the 24,000 ignored signatories of the petition to revoke the permit for the development of apartments at the edge of Wied il-Għasel in Mosta. This decision, and others before it, should lead us to ask whether it makes sense to give up further pristine land for construction, considering we live on a rock of barely 316 square kilometres where 76,000 properties lie vacant. An article in this newspaper on April 13 penned by Mario de Marco had given us a glimmer of hope: a political will to direct the construction industry away from the construction of further blocks of apartments, especially on pristine land, and towards the rehabilitation of old and vacant buildings to rehabilitate and give life to our village cores. That political will though still needs to be put into action. It seems that the Malta Environment and Planning Authority still lacks policies w
Mark huwa inġinier u kandidat għall-Elezzjoni Ġenerali fuq ir-4 u l-10 distrett, f'isem il-Partit Nazzjonalista. Huwa Kunsiller elett fil-Kunsill Lokali tal-Gudja sa mill-2006.