{"id":244572,"date":"2017-01-17T06:06:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=244572"},"modified":"2017-01-17T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T20:06:23","slug":"six-person-team-tackles-illegal-dumpsite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/six-person-team-tackles-illegal-dumpsite\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-person team tackles illegal dumpsite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rep. Edwin Propst (Ind-Saipan) and his team prepare to head out to the dump with a trailer full of trash and waste. (Contributed Photo)
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The office of Rep. Edwin Propst (Ind-Saipan), with the assistance of staff from the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office, recently tidied up an illegal dumpsite in Koblerville.<\/p>\n

Propst said the cleanup took two days, Jan. 12 and Jan. 13, with a team of six people\u2014himself, Joe Aldan, Vince Camacho, and Sal Limes, and Saipan Mayor\u2019s office staff Milton Lizama and Enrique Casugay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the severity of the situation, we felt compelled to take action,\u201d said Propst.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker took the lead in the cleanup as the illegal dumpsite, situated on Essok Avenue in Koblerville, was first reported to his office early last week. The dumpsite was so severe that its odor attracted rats, cockroaches, and other pests. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere were about nine truck loads of trash that went to the dump. The mayor\u2019s office took two trailer loads of trash to the dump,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The property on which the dumpsite was situated belonged to a disabled elder and her son, who also seemed unable to take care of the lot. They claimed that the lot\u2019s former tenants just moved out one day and threw the trash on their property. <\/p>\n

\u201c[The dumpsite] was so severe, it was a health hazard. We knew we had to clean it up and get it done immediately,\u201d said Propst.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to know [the government] is not responsible to clean up private property; that is not our job. We focus on public parks and roadsides. However, we made an exception because the resident was disabled,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not just that, but mainly because of the health hazard that it imposed on the neighborhood. [Essok Avenue] in Koblerville has a lot of kids living in the area, so it was a major health concern because it was right on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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