Munxar and Xlendi deserve green councillor – AD

Alternattiva Demokratika is pushing for the election of its candidates in Munxar and Xlendi, after having narrowly missed being elected by a mere two votes in the last election.

"Munxar and Xlendi residents are up in arms against the attitude of the Munxar Council and Xlendi hamlet committee due to the fact that the residents' rights and needs have been neglected over the years," candidate Michael A. Bajada said.

Bajada said two common complaints from residents living in Ir-Rumani Street in Xlendi is the sub-standard state of the roads. "These people have to endure hard times to travel from their homes in winter with mud and deep potholes in their street and in dry weather dust. In the last six years these residents have been appealing to the Munxar Local Council and Xlendi hamlet committee to surface their street with proper tarmac, but their appeal fell on deaf ears."

Bajada added that road infrastructure in Munxar needs work especially in Ta' Rinota, Andrijiet, Damasku and Tarsu Streets. "These are all in dire need of resurfacing. They were last surfaced twelve years ago with just the first coat of tarmac, and were left like this all these years with drainage suction covers higher than the road surface. As a result numerous potholes have emerged. Undoubtedly this surface needs to be uplifted and redone properly."

The green candidate said that another common complaint is the absence of a proper bus stop shelter for school children and the general public in Munxar, which is the missing link to the good service of Arriva. "Munxar residents have been left without bus shelters for many years in winter to endure hail, rain and wind while in summer the hot sun. Munxar have two main bus stops that must have a bus shelter each immediately; in Profs Guze' Aquilina street and the Church Square."

Michael Briguglio, AD Chairperson, said: "The election of Michael Bajada in Munxar and Xlendi will ensure that the local council will surely be there for all residents in the locality.

"Environmental protection, public transport, proper roads and infrastructure and quality of life will be given top priority by Michael Bajada, and he will ensure that irresponsible actions such as the throwing of cement on the cliffs, as was the case with the previous Mayor, does not take place. Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party is autonomous from lobbies such as big developers, and this enables us to truly defend residents' rights."