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Igisomar: Zone off areas for heritage, monuments
Sen. Sixto Igisomar (R-Saipan) hopes that future land use planning will set aside areas for Chamorro and Carolinian cultural monuments.
“We must come together and set aside a place, a monument for us to celebrate our heritage and where we came from and where we are heading,” Igisomar told Saipan Tribune. “For example, if the land area in front of Kristo Rai Church is available, we can turn it into a ground for a monument.”
“We set aside huge set of lands for the Japanese monument, Sugar King Park,” added Sen. Arnold Palacios (R-Saipan). “Where is the Chamolinian park? Where is the Latte park?
During a Saipan local delegation hearing on Mario Taitano’s appointment to the Zoning Board, Igisomar asked that the Zoning office come back to the Legislature and present their “challenges, best practices, and successes” but also emphasized “land use planning.”
“Start zoning off areas,” Igisomar told Saipan Tribune. “Once businesses come up like Best Sunshine [the Saipan casino], they are going to be encroaching. We need to now make a decision on which areas we should at least protect.”
“We are not saying ‘where.’ We are saying you are the frontline, you are the zoning administration. Work with the governor’s office, work with the Legislature and let’s identify. Let’s work together.”
