Prime Minister Robert Abela has ruled out any development on ODZ land in Wied Żnuber which is threatened by plans for a miniature airstrip for model aircraft.
Asked by Times of Malta for his position on the proposed development, as a candidate on the fifth electoral district, Abela categorically said: “there will be no development in Wied Żnuber”.
NGOs are concerned about the project’s effects on the site which is of ecological, agricultural and historical importance. The project is also expected to threaten the surroundings with continuous light and noise pollution.
Moviment Graffitti challenged district 5 candidates to say whether they will oppose those plans.
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Abela admitted that the government should have communicated its plans better, but said that government will remain in open dialogue with stakeholders throughout the process.
“We will continue speaking with concerned persons to explain that no development will take place in Wied Żnuber,” Abela told Times of Malta when asked.
Sixteen organisations recently wrote a letter to Abela asking him to withdraw plans for the mini-airstrip in Birżebbuġa.
The plan for an airstrip by the valley and cliffs was...
