The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office still need funds to acquire more heavy equipment for road repairs on secondary roads.<\/p>\n
Although the office is okay now, it still needs to get more heavy equipment, said special assistant Henry Hofschneider.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have limited funding from our federal grant and we will be putting out a request for proposals\u2026We still have about $71,000 left and we\u2019re going to spend most\u2014at least $50,000 for heavy equipment and $20,000 some for heavy equipment parts or training,\u201d Hofschneider said.<\/p>\n
The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office currently has one dump truck, two riding mowers, two backhoes, and equipment for maintenance that they recently purchased through a $413,000 grant from the Office of Insular Affairs.<\/p>\n
They have also used $100,000 from last year\u2019s appropriation from the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation for a bucket truck and other equipment.<\/p>\n
Hofschneider said they plan to apply for OIA funding once again, and may apply for the same amount that they secured last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe might ask for the same amount because we still need a small road compactor, payloader, and a smaller dump truck,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The deadline for the grant is in October.<\/p>\n
The lack of funds to add more full-time employees has also been an issue. The additional FTEs will be utilized as community workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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