PN takes Xewkija mayor to task over lack of consultation on rural airfield project
Gozitans should not be made to suffer because of Labour’s internal conflicts, the Nationalist Party said on Friday
The Nationalist Party is accusing the Labour-led council in Xewkija for failing to properly consult residents before the approval of the rural airfield project.
Shadow minister for Gozo Alex Borg said Gozitans should not be made to suffer because of Labour’s internal conflicts.
“It appears that, once again, even in Gozo, the government’s leadership is more focused on internal disputes than on initiatives that improve accessibility and quality of life for Gozitans,” Borg said.
Borg however has not committed himself in favour or against the actual airfield project.
This comes after the Planning Authority approved a rural airfield in Xewkija, which will host planes arriving from the Malta International Airport between 6am and 1am, despite strong objections from Xewkija mayor Simona Refalo, who had called on the PA board to postpone its final decision to ensure that residents are properly consulted.
Borg said that while mayor of Xewkija is maintaining that Xewkija residents were not properly consulted, “in reality, the consultation was false.”
“It is clear that there is a disagreement between the Labour-led council in Xewkija and the Minister for Gozo on how the public consultation for this project was carried out,” he said, “This rivalry may lead to a positive project like this, which was also proposed by the PN, being tainted by poor decisions.”
The PN shadow minister stated that, “Gozo and the Gozitans deserve better. Gozo also needs a change in leadership so that, as a people, we can truly move forward.”
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