{"id":293168,"date":"2019-02-05T06:06:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=293168"},"modified":"2019-02-05T06:06:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:06:32","slug":"community-briefs-february-5-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/community-briefs-february-5-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Briefs – February 5, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saipan chamber meeting tomorrow<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Saipan Chamber of Commerce will hold its\u00a0February general membership meeting this Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Kanoa Resort\u2019s Seaside Hall.\u00a0Guest speakers include\u00a0Commonwealth Utilities Corp. executive director Gary Camacho, who will provide updates and present short-term and long-term recovery plan, and\u00a0lawyer George Hasselback,\u00a0who will sharing his expertise on H2B visa application approvals and denials as well as its impact on the CNMI\u2019s contractor landscape.\u00a0 Lunch will be available 11:30am and the meeting will begin promptly at 12pm, led by Chamber president Velma M. Palacios. Cost is $25 for members\/$35 for non-members.
\nThe Saipan Chamber of Commerce will also welcome two new members: MJ Visions Inc., which does business as TopNotch and Phoenix Services Inc. (PR)<\/p>\n

USDA RD rep on island<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development representative will be on island on Feb. 7, 2019, from 10am to 4:30pm to assist Rural Development clients. If you may have any inquiries regarding the program, stop by the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. office in Garapan. (PR)<\/p>\n

Scheduled power interruptions<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be scheduled power interruption today, Feb. 5, 2019, from 8am to 1pm. This sectionalized feeder outage on the Feeder 7 distribution circuit in Tanapag will affect Tanapag, San Roque, and As Matuis. The Marpi Quarry water wells will be affected, affecting the villages of: As Matuis, San Roque, Tanapag and Lower Base. The wastewater lift stations affected are SR-1, SR-2, SR-3, T-1 and T-3. One pole will be replaced<\/p>\n

This will allow power line workers from the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.\u2019s contracting company, Primary Source Electric, to safely replace the wooden pole with a concrete pole in Tanapag. The emergency power interruption is part of CUC\u2019s resiliency program aimed at hardening and strengthening the CUC power distribution system that was affected by Super Typhoon Yutu.<\/p>\n

Because of the scale of work that will be performed, CUC asks travelers to take alternate routes or to exercise caution when driving through the working area. <\/p>\n

For more information, contact the CUC Customer Call Center (664-4282) or monitor CUC\u2019s Facebook page for the latest updates (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommonwealthUtilitiesCorporation\/). (PR)<\/p>\n

Military trainings set<\/strong><\/p>\n

ASAN, Guam\u2014The U.S. Air Force will conduct training at Warning Area 12 and Warning Area 517 on Feb. 5., from 8am to 8pm.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Air Force and Navy will conduct training at the island of Farallon de Medinilla during the following dates and times:\u00a0<\/p>\n

–\tFeb. 5, from 8am. to 8pm\u00a0
\n–\tFeb. 6, from 12-6pm\u00a0
\n–\tFeb. 9-10, from 5-9pm\u00a0<\/p>\n

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 will also conduct training at the former Adm. Nimitz Golf Course on Feb. 5, from 12pm to 11:55pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is recommended the public, fishermen and marine tour operators monitor the Coast Guard broadcast notice to mariners for advisories.<\/p>\n

W-12 begins south of Guam and extends south-southwest in international waters. W-517 begins south of Guam and extends south-southwest in international waters. <\/p>\n

The general location of the training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla will be in a 12-nautical mile radius of the island.<\/p>\n

The public should be advised that routine helicopter training often accompanied with the use of blanks can occur during training at the former Adm. Nimitz Golf Course. (PR)<\/p>\n

Emergency power interruptions<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. would like to inform the public that there will be scheduled power interruptions on the following dates, times and locations:<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, from 8am to 1pm
\n\t\u2022\tOutage type: Sectionalized lateral outage on the Feeder 7 distribution circuit
\n\t\u2022\tVillage location: Marpi
\n\t\u2022\tArea(s) affected: Ayuyu Drive, Marpi
\n\t\u2022\tWater well(s) affected: None
\n\t\u2022\tWater Interruption: None
\n\t\u2022\tWastewater lift station(s) affected: None
\n\t\u2022\tPole Replacement(s): Two<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, from 2pm to 6pm
\n\t\u2022\tOutage type: Sectionalized feeder outage on the Feeder 7 distribution circuit
\n\t\u2022\tVillage location: As Matuis
\n\t\u2022\tArea(s) affected: Entire San Roque and As Matuis
\n\t\u2022\tWater well(s) affected: Marpi Quarry Wells
\n\t\u2022\tWater Interruption: Entire As Matuis, San Roque, Tanapag, and Puerto Rico
\n\t\u2022\tWastewater lift station(s) affected: SR-1, SR-2 and SR-3
\n\t\u2022\tPole Replacement(s): Three<\/p>\n

The purpose of the emergency power interruptions is to de-energize utility lines and allow power line workers from the CUC contracting company, Primary Source Electric, to safely replace five wooden poles with concrete poles in Marpi and As Matuis villages. The emergency power interruption is part of CUC\u2019s resiliency program aimed at hardening and strengthening the CUC power distribution system that was affected by Super Typhoon Yutu.<\/p>\n

Because of the scale of work that will be performed, CUC asks travelers to take alternate routes or to exercise caution when driving through the working area. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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