The Department of Public Lands says they continue to review its homestead applicant listing, thinning them down in recent months, and says some lots are ready for a \u201cscattered lottery.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have people put in appeal letters to those that were issued revocations in the last two months or so. Last week, I received three appeal letters so those have been forwarded to our hearing officer,\u201d DPL Secretary Marianne Teregeyo told Saipan Tribune in a recent interview.<\/p>\n
She said DPL at the moment has 37 lots opened for \u201cscattered lottery\u201d but are not ready to open them yet. <\/p>\n
Scattered lottery means various homestead lots \u201cmixed around\u201d in Dandan, some in Kagman I, II, III, for example, that were made available after were revoked and not appealed. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have\u202637 ready for scattered lottery,\u201d Teregeyo said. \u201cWe are going to entertain the next folks on the list.\u201d<\/p>\n
In related news, Teregeyo also said they\u2019ve recently hired a new homestead director. Director Frank Songsong, she said, used to work for Duenas & Associates out of Guam and fills a position that has been held by interim directors for about two years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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