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WEDNESDAY • 2 JULY 2025 • ISSUE 947 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
MATTHEW
FARRUGIA
mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt
PA set to regularise massive Montekristo
illegalities against €500,000 contribution
THE sprawling illegal Mon-
tekristo zoo and family park on
ODZ land are recommended
for regularisation by the Plan-
ning Authority against a contri-
bution of €500,000.
The site covers a whopping
45,000sq.m at Ħal Farruġ in the
outskirts of Luqa and Siġġiewi.
It is owned by the Polidano
Group.
The recommendation for
approval was made by the
Planning Authority's De-
velopment and Manage-
ment Directorate.
A final decision on the fate of Mal-
ta's largest ever illegal ODZ develop-
ment—which has come to symbolise
the impunity of developers in Malta—
will be taken by the Planning Board on
Thursday 10 July.
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No fines for Qui-Si-Sana
sea water contamination
Polluters pardoned
once again
A Sliema establishment that
contaminated the swimming
area at Qui-Si-Sana is the lat-
est private premises to pollute a
public area and face no form of
enforcement.
On 18 June, the Environmen-
tal Health Directorate (EHD)
issued a warning after foul wa-
ter was found percolating into
the sea, posing a potential risk
to swimmers' health.
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Qui-Si-Sana (Photo: James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
JAMES
DEBONO
jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt
