Mintoff garden still in sorry state

Infrastructural works on a relatively small project to embellish a neglected garden in Paola are still at the initial stages despite promises from Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi last April that works would be completed in a short time. Residents in the Wied Blandun area, where the Dom Mintoff Garden is situated, said that despite their complaints to Dr Mizzi’s ministry, “works have been on pause for a very long time and have only restarted at a snail’s pace in the last weeks”. “The only thing that Dr Mizzi has done expediently so far is to change the publicity banners on the fence to inform everyone that he is no longer a minister without portfolio and is now responsible for tourism,” said a pensioner who frequently visits the area. “It would be better if Konrad [Mizzi] makes sure that the works are completed soonest and that the workers here do more than two hours of work a day,” he complained. A young mother who lives in the vicinity said that she feared her children could go out to play in the garden nearby, as the site was left unattended, with a gate that was left unlocked and dangerous structures around the place. Only a few employees were actually working on the project...