‘Why go on safari when you can come here?’

Residents of Ta’ Giorni say they are victims of poor planning as no one takes responsibility for atrocious roads – where not even rubbish trucks dare to venture. Jacob Borg went down to the site. Rats, muddy pot-holed roads and a no-go zone for rubbish trucks were not in the sales pitch when families moved into two big residential developments in St Julian’s above the Regional Road tunnels. But the families have found themselves in a quagmire, both legal and literal, after paying upwards of €250,000 per apartment. During a meeting held on site yesterday with the St Julian’s local council, infuriated residents were told that neither the council nor Transport Malta were taking responsibility for the mess. St Julian’s mayor Guido Dalli told families that the road, which resembles a country lane, did not qualify for government funding as not enough residents lived in the area. Resident Christine Copperstone questioned how the Planning Authority could give the go-ahead for such developments without ensuring that the necessary infrastructure for residents was put in place. “Why go abroad on safari to Kenya when you can come here,” she quipped. Ms Copperstone asked why families...