Watch: 'Shocking'... 'We're not surprised' - reactions to db Group's project approval

The Planning Authority on Thursday decided in favour of the db Group's controversial proposed 38-storey tower and 17-storey hotel at the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) site in St George's Bay.
The project was approved despite unprecedented opposition from local councils, residents and environmental groups.?
Flimkien g"al Ambjent A"jar has said that it is exploring the possibility of an appeal.
The project was approved?by 10 votes to 4.?
Those who voted against the project: Chairman Vince Cassar, Pembroke mayor Dean Hili, NGO representative Annick Bonello, PN representative Marthese Portelli
Those who voted in favour: Government representative Clayton Bartolo, ERA chairman Victor Axiak, deputy chair Elizabeth Ellul, Desiree Cassar, Timothy Gambin, Matthew Pace, Simone Mousu',? Jacqueline Gili, Ivan Tabone, Joseph Brincat.



Anthony Buttigieg: chairman?Partit?Demokratiku:
"Today for 5 hours in sweltering heat I witnessed what may have seemed like an exercise in futility. Despite thousands of objections, despite no obvious economic benefit for the nation, despite land being gifted to the DB group at a net loss to the tax payer, despite there yet to be an application for the...

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