{"id":366120,"date":"2022-04-12T06:04:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=366120"},"modified":"2022-04-12T06:04:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T20:04:15","slug":"sugar-dock-pavilion-rehab-breaks-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/sugar-dock-pavilion-rehab-breaks-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Dock pavilion rehab breaks ground"},"content":{"rendered":"
The makeshift pavilion at Sugar Dock in Chalan Kanoa that was built by the Sugar Dock Inc. members will be rehabilitated starting today, Tuesday, and will take about 30 to 45 days to complete. (Leigh Gases)
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The Sugar Dock Pavilion in Chalan Kanoa, which has served the community as a place of gathering and celebration for over 30 years, is getting a makeover.<\/p>\n

Officials, government and non-government representatives, and other community members came together yesterday to break ground on the rehabilitation of the Sugar Dock Pavilion\u2014the first of many projects under the government\u2019s Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program.<\/p>\n

Prim Tech is the project\u2019s contractor. Work on the site will start today, Tuesday, and construction will be complete in about 30 to 45 days, depending on the weather.<\/p>\n

The original pavilion has deteriorated over the years due to impacts of Typhoon Soudelor in 2015 and Super Typhoon Yutu and 2018. The Bantalan Sugar Dock Inc. rebuilt a makeshift structure at the site, but they wanted to \u201cdo this the right way. \u2026We started seeking the help of the governor and the Infrastructure Recovery Program to help us rebuild the pavilion. \u2026We thank you all for the support,\u201d said former lawmaker Martin Ada of Sugar Dock Inc.<\/p>\n

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said that that Ada, Keith Ada, and Ray Villagomez\u2014all of them Sugar Dock Inc. members\u2014approached him around October or November last year, and said that they would like him to meet with the group because they were concerned about the pavilion. They wanted to see how the governor and the IRP could help. <\/p>\n

Initially, Torres thought the rebuilding \u201cwould be done in 30 days or 60 days\u201d but it wasn\u2019t that straightforward. He said it took them several months to hurdle all the requirement of permitting agencies \u201cbecause we want to do it right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a vision, a vision to make Bantalan and their pavilion a better place for everybody,\u201d Torres said about Sugar Dock Inc. Among the amenities planned for the pavilion is to install a water station in the pavilion and two or three showerheads. \u201cSo it\u2019s not just the people in Precinct 2 who can utilize the water, but the whole people of the CNMI and our tourists,\u201d Torres added.<\/p>\n

IRP coordinator Marianne Concepcion-Teregeyo said that yesterday\u2019s turnout is evidence of how much support people have for new infrastructure projects. \u201cWe\u2019re happy that our lead engineer, Mario, has been able to come up with a really strong design. As a certified engineer, you\u2019re not going to have a structure like that,\u201d she says, pointing at the makeshift pavilion. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be built as new and as stout as all the Bantalan Inc. members. The Bantalan members are really resilient. You guys have stuck through and are makeshift carpenters with the pavilion that you have. And we\u2019re pleased that\u2026we were able to come up with a really good, sturdy design.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Teregeyo, this is the first of many projects for the IRP. \u201cThe next groundbreaking will be in conjunction with [the Department of Public Lands] for the homestead subdivision program for water and wastewater. Also with [Department of Public Works] and Commonwealth Utilities Corp.] real soon for the Garapan waterline-sewerline project. So we\u2019re moving along.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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