Although Castle Projects (CNMI) LLC had already obtained a certificate of occupancy from the Department of Public Works for one of the buildings in Tanapag, the CNMI government still intends to impose a fine on the company for alleged violations. <\/p>\n
Assistant attorney general Matthew Pugh, counsel for acting DPW Building Safety official Casiano M. Bostre, informed the court about the government\u2019s position on Monday.<\/p>\n
This prompted Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio to refer the case to mediation. <\/p>\n
Castle Projects owns the renovated former Top Fashion Garment that housed construction workers, including illegal aliens, for Imperial Pacific International LLC\u2019s casino project in Garapan.<\/p>\n
Michael Dotts, counsel for Castle Projects, said there is no date for the mediation yet and he is unsure how much of a fine the CNMI wants to impose.<\/p>\n
As of press time, Saipan Tribune was still trying to get commentsh from Pugh.<\/p>\n
Dotts said the case was filed because Castle Projects lacked a permit for one building.<\/p>\n
The lawyer said Castle Project had, in fact, applied for the permit before the case was filed, and then quickly obtained the permit.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor these reasons there should not be any fine, but we will see what the CNMI has to say when we go to mediation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bostre filed a court action early this year against Castle Projects for allegedly housing a number of construction workers at the renovated building despite two notices of violation issued by DPW. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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