Gozitan village Munxar gets first full standards playground

The Munxar local council was the beneficiary of a government scheme to realize the first playground in full conformity with standards from the Malta Standards Authority.

Costing €219,000, the playground makes use of alternative energy and also offers free Wi-Fi. Various inspections by MSA officials were carried out.

The playground includes a multi-purpose room, a 22,000 gallon water reservoir, and new lavatories. Solar panels will be installed for the generation of electricity. The playground furniture includes gym installments and a playhouse.

The parliamentary secretariat for local councils said it was helping 15 other councils financially to upgrade their facilities. Of these, seven are Gozitan localities.

Another €615,000 is to be invested in alternative energy incentives, while last April €900,000 were voted for 17 local councils from the MERA urban development fund.