Grey concrete alliance is born

Abstract

The recent gathering of all major local developers in a single unified force under the helm of ex-minister Michael Falzon and developer Sandro Chetcuti should be enough to send shivers down the spine of any conscientious local citizen. Despite the effort of the newly set up Malta Developers Association (MDA) to assure the many people who are understandably wary of this new association, those with a genuine interest in our islands’ natural environment are still plagued by misgivings. Firstly, Falzon said the association is against over-development. How can such a claim, which prima facie is laudable, be taken seriously when one considers that he himself was the architect behind the original plans for the development at Tad-Dib in Mosta, which consisted of five-storey blocks with no front gardens? How would the MDA describe such a development – rational or cluttered?