The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. has received a written proposal from the Public School System for a \u201cpayment plan\u201d to cover and repay utilities costs for the next four or five years.<\/p>\n
Herman Guerrero, CNMI State Board of Education chairman, and Education Commissioner Dr. Rita Sablan spoke to the CUC board during the public comments section on Tuesday, commending the utility for its typhoon recovery effort.<\/p>\n
The officials gave assurances that with their payment plan they would pay monthly until their million dollar-worth of debt is settled.<\/p>\n
Guerrero told Saipan Tribune after the session that they submitted proposal to the CUC board directors for discussion during executive session that was \u201cnot for public dissemination.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said they submitted a \u201cpayment plan\u201d for the next four to five years\u2014a route preferred over a lawsuit pending in the courts.<\/p>\n
In July, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho set a bench trial for Jan. 4, 2016, in the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.\u2019s lawsuit against PSS over unpaid utility bills. The judge also set an Oct. 20, 2015, hearing on the parties\u2019 motions.<\/p>\n
CUC appeared through its counsel, Michael White. PSS counsel Tiberius Mocanu did not show up.<\/p>\n
In separate lawsuits filed in December 2013, CUC sued PSS and the CNMI government to collect on owed utility bills. CUC argued then that PSS and the CNMI government are indebted to CUC for utility services in the principal sum of $5.94 million and $1.24 million respectively, together with pre-judgment interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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