A local law signed in May 2008 by former governor Benigno R. Fitial resulted in the 2013 payments of land claims for eight families in Kannat Tabla totaling almost $164,800, Department of Public Lands records obtained yesterday show.<\/p>\n
The payments were made between June 19 and Aug. 22 last year.<\/p>\n
Former representative David M. Apatang introduced in February 2008 House Local Bill 16-1 re-appropriating $200,344 to go toward compensating landowners at the Kannat Tabla area for public road access or right-of-way, among other things. Three months later, Fitial signed HLB 16-1, Substitute 1, Draft 2 into Saipan Local Law 16-1.<\/p>\n
Five years later, eight Kannat Tabla landowners got paid from under that local law, DPL records show.<\/p>\n
A Pinaula family was paid $67,085.27 for 365 square meters of land. The principal amount was $39,032, while the 3 percent compounding annual interest was $28,053.27.<\/p>\n
The second largest payment was made to an Agulto family with $31,414.85 for 504 square meters of land. The principal amount was $18,278, while the 3 percent annual interest was $13,136.85.<\/p>\n
The government paid $30,741.11 to an Agulto family. Of that amount, $17,886 was for the principal and $12,855.11 for interest.<\/p>\n
A Deleon Guerrero family got paid $25,694.94 for 575 square meters of land. That\u2019s $14,950 for the principal amount and $10,744.94 for the interest.<\/p>\n
The government paid $4,585.56 to a Reyes family for 92 square meters of land. That\u2019s $2,668 for principal and $1,917.56 for interest.<\/p>\n
A Bowie family got paid $2,492.15, inclusive of $1,450 in principal amount and $1,042.15 in interest.<\/p>\n
A Borja family received $1,402.48 for 27 square meters of land. That includes $816 in principal and $586.48 in interest.<\/p>\n
An Echaluse family, meanwhile, got the lowest amount of $1,374.98 for 25 square meters of land. Of that amount, $800 was for the principal amount, and $574.98 in interest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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