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3 gozotoday | FRIDAY • 9 AUGUST 2024 NEWS GozoToday is a weekly newspaper focused primarily on Gozo. It hopes to serve as a source of information on business, culture, entertainment and of course current affairs. Gozo has a special charm about it but it is also a bustling Island with an identity of its own. We will strive to bring you the news over the next three months. At this stage we are planning to take advantage of the influx of local and foreign visitors to this marvellous Mediterranean Island. But we could be tempted to continue with this newspaper project beyond the Summer months. GozoToday will be published every Friday and is available to numerous outlets in Gozo and on the ferries that carry so many visitors to Gozo from Malta and beyond. GozoToday MediaToday Co. Ltd Vjal ir-Rihan San Gwann SGN 9016 EDITOR: PAUL COCKS Tel: (356) 21 382741-3, 21 382745-6 Website: www.maltatoday.com.mt E-mail: dailynews@mediatoday.com.mt GozoToday is published by MediaToday in collaboration with the Ministry for Gozo and Planning MINISTERU GĦAL GĦAWDEX U LIPPJANAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The plans also cater for a con- crete-surfaced apron, three grass-reinforced aprons and pe- rimeter retaining walls, shifting of security fence and new landscap- ing. In its report published on Thursday, ERA said that its Environment Impact Assess- ment (EIA) screening con- cludes that the impact of the development is unlikely to be significant enough to warrant an EIA. But it does list a number of preventive mitigation meas- ures, including minimising the need for excavations and reus- ing as much of the excavated material as possible; making sure the design of the bounda- ry walls does not impact on the rural landscape character and on visual amenity; and pro- viding adequate onsite park- ing for participants, charging facilities for electric cars and airplanes, park-and-ride ser- vices and provision of bicycle racks as well as other facilities that allow/promote alternative modes of transport to alleviate traffic. The runway dimensions would preclude the operation of medium and large-sized air- craft. General aviation aircraft operations shall be limited to daytime only (i.e. 30 minutes past sunrise until 30 minutes before sunset), whilst the in- ter-island air service aircraft will be limited to flights be- tween 6am and 1am. Less than 15 aircraft move- ments daily including the scheduled flights are being projected. Three areas for parking facilities for light aircraft will be surfaced with a rein- forced-grass paving system. A hard-standing area for the in- ter-island air service aircraft parking is proposed. The perimeter retaining walls, which are required in order to relevel the land such that the runway and aprons have the gradients in accord- ance with statutory aviation regulations, shall be stepped to avoid sheer heights along the public roads and allow for the introduction of landscaping around the periphery of the site. The proposal is also for the shifting of security fencing to the site perimeter and the re- location of the windsock. No buildings are being proposed as part of this development. The existing Gozo Heliport is currently administered by Gozo Heliport Limited un- der the remit of the Ministry for Gozo and Planning. Gozo Heliport Limited is a limited liability company fully owned by the Government of Malta, through Malta Government Investments Limited. It was established in May 2002, following the upgrade and inauguration of the ex- isting Gozo Heliport terminal and related infrastructure. Impact of development unlikely to be enough to warrant an EIA, ERA says QP Management Ltd., Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara,BKR 9037, Malta. 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