{"id":265794,"date":"2017-12-05T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=265794"},"modified":"2017-12-05T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T20:00:08","slug":"tinian-breaks-ground-gym-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tinian-breaks-ground-gym-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinian breaks ground for gym renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_265801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-265801\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Gym-renovation-pix.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-265801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Tinian leadership, along with Fr. Rey Rosal, Tinian resident department heads, and representatives of the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. and D&amp;A Construction, break ground at the Tinian Gymnasium. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tinian Mayor\u2019s Office held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the Tinian Gymnasium last Friday, Dec. 1, at the gymnasium itself. <\/p>\n<p>The event marks the beginning of one of the most extensive repairs to the gym since its construction in the early 1990s. <\/p>\n<p>In his welcoming remarks, Tinian Mayor Joey Patrick San Nicolas said the gymnasium is \u201cmore than just a gym. It is a gathering place for our people, and has been so for more than two decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that since 1993, the gymnasium has hosted countless sports leagues for youths and adults; sheltered residents affected by natural disasters; served as a venue for community events; and contributed to the overall health of the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sincerely hope that this renovation inspires our future leaders to continue improving our gymnasium, as well as the many public facilities our residents hold dear,\u201d San Nicolas added.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jude U. Hofschneider  (R-Saipan) echoed San Nicolas\u2019 sentiments in his closing remarks and reaffirmed the Tinian leadership\u2019s commitment to nurturing the community\u2019s health and vitality. <\/p>\n<p>Both San Nicolas and Hofschneider acknowledged the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. and its board members for making the project possible.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe are excited to see the gym\u2019s renovation come to fruition and for that we are grateful for [NMHC\u2019s] commitment in helping sustain the various functions that our gymnasium serves in our community,\u201d said Hofschneider. <\/p>\n<p>The renovation project began as a grant proposal submitted to NMHC in early 2016. The Tinian Mayor\u2019s Office received $312,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development via the Community Development Block Grant Program, Program Year 2017, to complete this project. <\/p>\n<p>The renovation will be performed by D&amp;A Construction within 180 days. The scope of work includes repairs to the gym\u2019s south bathrooms, roof, and stage ceiling; repainting the facility\u2019s interior and exterior; and replacing the gym\u2019s four main doors, parking lot lights, and fire alarm system fixtures. <\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to be completed by May 30, 2018. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tinian Mayor\u2019s Office held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the Tinian Gymnasium&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":265801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[55,19324,19325,12923],"class_list":["post-265794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-health-2","tag-program-year","tag-rey-rosal","tag-tinian-gymnasium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}