The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office has collected over 400 junk cars and is expecting to collect more as the days move forward.<\/p>\n
Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office director of field operations Joann Aquino noted Wednesday that, as of Tuesday, their office has already collected a total of 428 junk cars since the start of fiscal year last Oct. 1, 2019.<\/p>\n
She noted that the 428 junk cars were collected within the first two quarters of the fiscal year, which is October through December and January through March. The second quarter of the fiscal year ends on March 31, 2019.<\/p>\n
The 428 junk cars collected also covers the time of Super Typhoon Yutu\u2019s immediate recovery, when the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office reverted to typhoon debris collection operations.<\/p>\n
As of yesterday, Aquino noted that majority of the junk cars had been cleared for disposal, unless tagged by the Commonwealth Zoning Board. According to her records, there are two junk cars awaiting pick up in Dandan, four in Finasisu, and two in Garapan, to name a few.<\/p>\n
According to Aquino, most of the new junk car requests are from Kagman.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have quite a few junk cars pending in Kagman. We are going to get to it. At the rate we are going, we are doing it quickly,\u201d she said, adding that they are prioritizing the backlog of requests from before Super Typhoon Yutu, which struck the CNMI late October 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result of the typhoon we had to revert to typhoon debris collection operations. Now that we are done with that, junk car collection is now one of our priorities,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Aquino also said that putting trash inside junk car delays the whole operation since the trash isn\u2019t accepted at the disposal site in Lower Base.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen folks want their cars removed, we really highly recommend removing the trash in the junk car because the disposal site in Lower Base won\u2019t accept the vehicles,\u201d she said, adding that, if possible, tires should also be removed since it is not included in the recycling of the car.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt takes time off of going on to the next car,\u201d she said, adding that the mayor\u2019s office skips vehicles with trash in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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