{"id":334654,"date":"2020-12-07T06:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=334654"},"modified":"2020-12-07T06:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T20:05:13","slug":"e-land-unveils-new-pau-pau-restrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/e-land-unveils-new-pau-pau-restrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Land unveils new Pau Pau restrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brian Shin, fifth from right, chief executive officer of Micronesian Resort Inc., leads governments officials and business leaders for E-Land Group\u2019s unveiling of the newly repaired Pau Pau Beach Public Restroom last Saturday, Dec. 5. (JUSTINE NAUTA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The renovated restrooms at Pau Pau Beach in San Roque are now officially unveiled but they\u2019re not open to the public just yet.<\/p>\n

The E-Land Group, as one of the companies that have signed on to the Public-Private Partnership Initiative of the Governor\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new restrooms last Dec. 4. It still has no running water but the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is working on making that happen soon.<\/p>\n

According to Brian Shin, chief executive officer for Micronesia Resort Inc., the local holding company of E-Land Group that owns Kensington Hotel Saipan, Pacific Islands Club Saipan, and Coral Ocean Point & Country Club, the restroom, which holds one female and one male restroom stall and a shower outside the restroom, costs approximately $20,000.<\/p>\n

E-Land Group has adopted the Pau Pau Beach where the renovated restroom is and is adjacent to the Kensington Hotel Saipan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been almost over a year. \u2026We had to take this seriously because it\u2019s just right next to one of our facilities. Also, this is one of the very popular spots for locals, so we felt that this is important,\u201d said Shin. He said they had wanted to expedite the renovation but there were challenges along the way that they had to overcome.<\/p>\n

The only thing that the bathroom is missing for it to be open to the public is that there is no running water. Shin stated that they have talked to CUC about this last Dec. 4. \u201cI think there\u2019s a bit of a challenge to locate the line, because it\u2019s been out of commission for a while. I was told that they\u2019re expediting this process as well, so that the public actually can enjoy the benefit as soon as possible,\u201d said Shin.<\/p>\n

There is no timeline on when the water will be running but Shin said that CUC has made it a priority to ensure that there will be running water at the site as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

As for maintenance, according to Lindsay Ahn, Corporate Social Responsibility manager and executive assistant to Shin, the CNMI Division of Parks & Recreation will be the main agency that will be tasked with maintaining the facility.<\/p>\n

Shin said that renovating the restrooms is part of preparing the CNMI once it reopens its borders to tourists. \u201cAt the end of the day, we felt that this is part of preparing ourselves for the return of our customers, which we hope that it\u2019s going to be soon but obviously we don\u2019t have a timeline yet. We felt that it\u2019s really important [that] we just get ready ourselves and make the place presentable for our tourists when they come,\u201d said Shin.<\/p>\n

He promised that this project won\u2019t be the only one that the CNMI will see from Micronesia Resort Inc. or Kensington. \u201cWe have a plan in place to continue to improve the facilities of our facility. This is not the last one and I\u2019m sure you\u2019re going to hear from us next year about more new projects,\u201d said Shin.<\/p>\n

Senate President Victor Hocog (R-Rota), who attended the ribbon-cutting, said, \u201cI\u2019m happy to be here to support E-Land, with its community investment in helping the community move forward with the necessary facility to assist our picnickers here and people that will be using Pau Pau Beach in the future,\u201d said.<\/p>\n

Hocog hopes that Precinct 4 representatives, who represent the area where Pau Pau Beach is, will help E-Land in its efforts to develop the north side of Saipan. He avowed that the Legislature will \u201cstand ready\u201d to assist in any development that E-Land introduces.<\/p>\n

He also expressed his gratitude to the Governor\u2019s Council of Economic Adviser, which created the Public-Private Partnership Initiative and council co-chair Jerry Tan for assisting in the movement for economic development. \u201cAlthough the pandemic is still around, we all hope that it will soon depart us, and we prepare to engage for a better future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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