Obvious to tourists but not to politicians
Published on The Times of Malta on Wednesday 2nd July, 2008 by Charles Sammut.
The following comment was posted in The New York Times website on June 26 by one David Farnham, a recent visitor to Malta, in response to a very interesting piece in the Travel Section about Malta: http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/mopeds-horsemeat-and-pynchon-on-malta/#comment-20158.
"Last month, I took my wife and three children to Malta for a week. Your story brought back some wonderful memories which are still very fresh in my mind. All you've said about Malta is true, but there is another side to the country which was particularly disturbing to me. The rampant, unchecked development of massive concrete holiday flats all over the island is ruining the place. There is very little oversight and many of the architectural gems throughout the country are rapidly being eclipsed by these new developments. You were right to stay in Gozo - much quieter!" I guess Mr Farnham said it all... why Lawrence Gonzi wants to spend €10,000 for a study on the ecological impact of the proposed Ħondoq development is hard to figure out. The Maltese islands need conservation and not more ugly concrete blocks. Funny how an American visitor figured this out in a second and yet the local politicians do not seem to have a clue.
The following comment was posted in The New York Times website on June 26 by one David Farnham, a recent visitor to Malta, in response to a very interesting piece in the Travel Section about Malta: http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/mopeds-horsemeat-and-pynchon-on-malta/#comment-20158.
"Last month, I took my wife and three children to Malta for a week. Your story brought back some wonderful memories which are still very fresh in my mind. All you've said about Malta is true, but there is another side to the country which was particularly disturbing to me. The rampant, unchecked development of massive concrete holiday flats all over the island is ruining the place. There is very little oversight and many of the architectural gems throughout the country are rapidly being eclipsed by these new developments. You were right to stay in Gozo - much quieter!" I guess Mr Farnham said it all... why Lawrence Gonzi wants to spend €10,000 for a study on the ecological impact of the proposed Ħondoq development is hard to figure out. The Maltese islands need conservation and not more ugly concrete blocks. Funny how an American visitor figured this out in a second and yet the local politicians do not seem to have a clue.
posted by Hondoq at
5:17 PM
