{"id":213544,"date":"2015-11-02T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=213544"},"modified":"2015-11-02T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T20:00:19","slug":"fema-funds-to-go-through-governors-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/fema-funds-to-go-through-governors-office\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA funds to go through Governor\u2019s office"},"content":{"rendered":"

The money that will be used to repair the facilities inside the Oleai Sports Complex will be coursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Governor\u2019s Office, according to FEMA Media Relations manager Kurt H. Pickering.<\/p>\n

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The steel fence and the pitcher\u2019s bullpen at the Miguel \u201cTan Ge\u201d Pangelinan softball field are among the facilities that need repairs inside the Oleai Sports Complex. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FEMA has been in constant communication with officials of the Northern Marianas Sports Association, particularly NMSA executive director Tony Rogolifoi.<\/p>\n

Pickering said that NMSA, being a private sports group, is not eligible to receive FEMA\u2019s public assistance funding but money for the repairs was made possible since the Oleai Sports Complex is still owned by the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cNMSA is not an eligible applicant under the FEMA PA program. However, the Oleai Sports Complex is owned by the Governor\u2019s Office and as such, may be eligible for Public Assistance funding,\u201d said Pickering in an email to the Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

A FEMA is now in the process of making a project worksheet after a FEMA project specialist inspected the damages at the Oleai Sports Complex last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The FEMA project specialist made a complete field inspection in order to determine the extent of the damages and how much funding may be given through the public assistance program.<\/p>\n

Rains had delayed and prolonged the full inspection done by the project specialist.<\/p>\n

Rogolifoi said, in an interview last Friday, that the FEMA inspector also saw the leaks at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium since it rained for a while last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Ada Gym\u2014including the offices and conference room\u2014and the Francisco M. \u201cTan Ko\u201d Palacios and the Miguel \u201cTan Ge\u201d Pangelinan ballfields were among those that were heavily damaged by several typhoons that hit Saipan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been busy cleaning, drying, and getting the water out of the Ada Gym court. As of now, indoor events are put on hold. We already cleared some of the debris outside but a lot of repairs are needed at the baseball and softball fields,\u201d said Rogolifoi.<\/p>\n

The entire floor at the Ada Gym needs to be replaced after the water seeped under it while repairs are also needed on the ceiling and windows of the offices and the conference room.<\/p>\n

Lights at the \u201cTan Ko\u201d baseball field have to be realigned and bulbs replaced, while a new batting cage must be constructed.<\/p>\n

Over at the \u201cTan Ge\u201d softball field, where the Majors division of the Saipan Little League plays, the roof of the bullpen must be replaced while the steel fence were uprooted. Several light poles also fell inside the softball field.<\/p>\n

The Oleai track and field facility, which is due for resurfacing and other repairs, was also not spared after a telephone pole was uprooted and the hammer throw encasing was also damaged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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