Preserving Gozo
Published on The Times of Malta on Tuesday 29th April, 2008 by Peter Huntley.
I may not count except that I have been a regular visitor to Gozo for over 40 years, owned Ħondoq ir-Rummien to protect it, and always owned a house on the island. My large family joins me.
The value; demand from outside; the exclusivity; the unspoilt natural semi-rural charm, beaches and restaurants are what make Gozo unique in the whole Mediterranean.
It would be vandalism on a grand scale, as well as an economic disaster to relegate Gozo and its approaches to the plain uniformity of a marina, just for an apparent short-term profit for a few. Once Gozo loses its special appeal it could never be restored.
The wrath of the impending recession and European financial downturn may preserve the island where the Green Belt (ODZ) has failed.
I may not count except that I have been a regular visitor to Gozo for over 40 years, owned Ħondoq ir-Rummien to protect it, and always owned a house on the island. My large family joins me.
The value; demand from outside; the exclusivity; the unspoilt natural semi-rural charm, beaches and restaurants are what make Gozo unique in the whole Mediterranean.
It would be vandalism on a grand scale, as well as an economic disaster to relegate Gozo and its approaches to the plain uniformity of a marina, just for an apparent short-term profit for a few. Once Gozo loses its special appeal it could never be restored.
The wrath of the impending recession and European financial downturn may preserve the island where the Green Belt (ODZ) has failed.
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