Torres: Saipan needs more hotel rooms
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said that Saipan needs more rooms due to its booming tourism industry, adding that his administration welcomes investors who want to build more hotels.
When asked to comment about American Sinopan LLC’s plan to build a 1,184-room hotel in Tanapag, Torres said the administration always welcomes investors.
When the time comes when the CNMI becomes saturated and does not need more hotel rooms, then the government should encourage other investments to come in, he added.
“At this point, we still do need more rooms for tourists,” he said.
When asked about the labor force needed to build those rooms, the governor said those are issues that he is sure the investors will also look into.
The CNMI Zoning board recently granted with conditions American Sinopan LLC’s application to renovate the former Magellan Hotel.
The company is also applying with the Zoning for a conditional use permit for a cluster hotel in Tanapag that will reportedly cost $144.3 million to build.
The Zoning board will hold a public hearing on American Sinopan’s application at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe on Aug. 9 at 5pm.
pretty soon this island is gonna sink from these greedy lawmakers. when is enough is enough for this 48sq mile island?
Keep straining our already inadequate infrastructure with new developments. Who’s in charge of the long term development plan for our island or are they already deceased like we will be if infrastructure issues are not the First Priority?
The task requires that left hand knows what the right hand is doing.
Why build when there are a lot of abandoned buildings out there on the island. Instead of building another hotel in Tanapag, what about the abandoned hotel in Achugao? Not unless there are problems with land and who owns the land….
Why not renovate the MIHA housing in Garapan? The Gov’t can make a lot of money. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out Rappie boy!
Tourist becoming “overstaying” guest and becoming laborers for building BSI’s casino is not a booming tourist industry. Put on your big boy pants and hat Wonder Boy!!
If only we had a casino with 2000 rooms…
We don’t need more hotel rooms. We need fewer tourists.
Mr Gov. you almost got it right. Saipan needs affordable homes for its people not more tourists. you can’t handle what you have now.
all ralph wants is money