The 1577 (Government Property Division) website states, amongst other things: “Li xi ħadd jimblokka triq pubblika b’mod li ma jħallix aċċess liberu minnha għal-pubbliku in ġenerali.”

Now, through your newspaper could we residents ask: Can the Government Property Division explain the following stalemate?

Triq it-Tiben in Swieqi should lead straight through to Triq il-Qasam. In fact it does not, for the simple reason that someone has built a ‘temporary’ wall right across the street, close to the exit in Triq il-Qasam. It is literally blocking public property, is it not? This wall is immediately behind the premises of the Swieqi local council. Now that is interesting!

Can the Government Property Division, or the local council, or anyone else really, kindly explain why this wall has been allowed to stand for a number of years? Is this irregular or not? When is this irregularity being cleared? It is of great inconvenience to one and all, excluding the firm that has found it necessary to erect it.

It would appear that the local council is unable to solve this, so it must be the Government Property Division. So, GPD, please get this blockage in our public road, Triq it-Tiben, removed; should this take years to act upon?! It is blocking the circulation of traffic in the area, besides being a considerable inconvenience.

A.E. Camilleri

Swieqi