Letters | Sunday, 28 February 2010

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Tigné’s concrete jungle

Wake up! Processing of applications for building of further blocks at Tigné must be stopped to avoid further cramming and lack of space in defence of local and foreign residents, who are alarmed at our lack of commitment from that initially spelled out.
Building further blocks will have a disastrous effect to all and sundry. Sliema local council and Residents Association need to follow up on MEPA’s applications in process.
MEPA needs guidelines on Tigné if not a clear out policy which would be more than welcome by the people, before it is too late. For example, let us preserve the most open sea views from a piazza for public. It seems that the allowable percentage built-up area to open spaces had already been reached (built-up) at Tigné. Tigné was always meant to be the lungs of overbuilt Sliema.

Carmen Camilleri
Sliema

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