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Joint hearing for typhoons recovery grant projects
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Posted on Feb 06 2023
Manglona
Sen. Paul A. Manglona (Ind-Rota) and Rep. Vincent Aldan (Ind-Saipan) have decided to hold a joint public hearing with officials of the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. regarding the status of the projects under the $243.9 million Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery grant agreement.
Manglona, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Utilities, Transportation and Communications, said Thursday last week that he had met with his House of Representatives counterpart, PUTC chair Aldan, and that they agreed to do the hearing jointly, to which the members agreed.
“Tough times call for working together,” he said.
Aldan
Manglona and Aldan set the hearing for this Thursday, Feb. 9, at 9am in the Senate chamber.
Manglona was supposed to hold the Senate PUTC hearing last Friday to get an update from NMHC, which administers the funds. The CNMI received an allocation of CDBG-DR funds as a result of the damage it sustained from typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu.
Manglona and Aldan requested NMHC corporate director Jesse S. Palacios, NMHC deputy corporate director Zenie P.
Mafnas and many others to provide comments as witnesses.
Among the topics on the agenda are list of infrastructure projects for senatorial districts, housing programs, and Public Assistance Office’s listing of projects.
