'Nothing ruled out on Armier boathouses' - Parliamentary Secretary

The Parliamentary Secretary responsible for public lands, Michael Falzon, this evening agreed with Alternattiva representative Carmel Cacopardo that an agreement on the Armier boathouses should not be such as to reward those who abused. He said on TimesTalk that the government remained committed to agreement on the boathouses. Two meetings had been held with the boathouse tenants, he said. “Nothing has been ruled out,” he insisted. For a start, he said, the government was taking action, through the installation of electricity metres, to ensure that the government  was paid for all electricity used by these people. This, he said, did not mean sanctioning. “The government is not moving towards sanctioning,” he insisted.  He pointed out that 400 electricity meters were installed over the years and this government was providing temporary meters to other boathouses and replacing the old meters amid reports of theft of electricity.   Mr Cacopardo reacted that people who built illegally elsewhere were not given temporary meters but were taken to court. “There are two laws here, one for Armier and one for the rest of the country,” he complained. Dr Falzon said this did not mean that...