Two more appointed to PUC

Posted on May 14 2008

The Fitial administration has named two more appointees to the Public Utilities Commission.

Accountant David Burger has been nominated to represent Saipan and former Commonwealth Utilities Commission director Laura Manglona has been named to represent Rota.

Both appointments are subject to confirmation by both the Senate and House of Representatives. If confirmed, Burger and Manglona will join current PUC members Viola Alepuyo, Kyle Calabrese, and Kimberlyn King-Hinds, completing the composition of the commission.

The regulatory body is given by law until the end of 2008 to set new rates for CUC. If PUC fails to do this, power rates will automatically go back to the October 2007 rollback rate of 17 cents.

The creation of the utilities commission has hit numerous obstacles since the PUC Act was enacted in 2006. The administration faced hardship in finding appointees who have the necessary expertise, but none of the familial or professional links that may potentially cause conflict of interest.

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