Environment Minister dodges questions on Marsascala marina

Aaron Farrugia skirted questions about the proposed Marsascala marina, saying he formed part of a government that would decide on the bay's future "as a whole".
"I am not one minister or a one-man government. I am part of the government. We move forward once we decide as a whole," the Environment Minister said when asked whether he was in favour of the proposed yacht marina. 
“The government discusses the positive and negative aspects of projects during cabinet meetings. Then, as one voice, we decide and proceed from there,” Farrugia told Times of Malta on Sunday.
Residents, activists and councillors have over the past weeks expressed concern and frustration over Transport Malta’s call for tenders to construct a yacht marina in Marsascala, claiming that the project will spell ‘suicide’ for the village. 

A site map published in TM’s pre-qualified document shows popular swimming zones being replaced with pontoons, some 16,000 square metres of land will be reclaimed and the number of moored vessels increase from 500 to 700. 
When asked for his opinion on the project, Farrugia said that during internal meetings he had flagged positive and negative aspects of the development.
“As...