Marsascala Family Park to reopen next Tuesday

Environment minister Leo Brincat this morning announced the re-opening of the Marsascala Family Park on 1^st October. 

The park was temporarily closed to the public due to “lack of safety and public health issues” last July.

“Several areas where children used to play were assessed, and brought up to required standards by health and safety personnel,” Brincat said during an interview on One Radio. More work will be carried out to other areas in the coming days.

Brincat also announced that for the first time, a newly created unit would be responsible for the park’s management and maintenance.

Monitoring of air quality carried out in recent weeks also ensured that emissions from the nearby waste-treatment plant were in the levels required by the EU.

The minister’s decision to temporarily close the family park in Marsaskala was based on the conclusions of a report drawn up by experts.

According to the report's opinion, the park had to be declared "out of bounds" because of a fault in the adjacent Sant' Antnin recycling plant.

A hydroliser tank, used to clean the biogas produced from treating household waste from hydrogen sulphide before this passes into the electricity-generating unit, was damaged.