Not including past arrears, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. has so far been current in its payments with the Commonwealth Utilities Corp., according to CUC\u2019s executive director Alan Fletcher.<\/p>\n
Fletcher told Saipan Tribune that CHCC did make payments, following a court order in May for CHCC to make monthly payments to CUC equivalent to its monthly usage.<\/p>\n
\u201cCUC did make payments in June for May usage,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n
According to Fletcher, about $484,000 was paid and another was made for April, totaling $411,569.<\/p>\n
He said the payments were only for the principal amounts and did not include late charges.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis matter is in litigation, and monthly payments equal to current usage have been ordered by the court,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n
In May this year, Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman extended a temporary restraining order that prohibits CUC from disconnecting electric, water, and sewer utility services to CHCC.<\/p>\n
In an earlier interview, CUC\u2019s board chair Dave Sablan Jr. told Saipan Tribune that he is pleased that CHCC remains current for the month of April and May billings.<\/p>\n
Sablan said that there were just a couple of differences in the billing for May.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are showing good faith in that regard and I am going to cooperate and work with them, notwithstanding that we\u2019re also under TRO,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n
Sablan also said that with the TRO, there is \u201cjust a slight discrepancy\u201d and that CUC\u2019s management is working with CHCC\u2019s attorney to get some clarification on the billing differences.<\/p>\n
CHCCs next due for payment is this week, according to Fletcher, and the bill is for the month of June, which is $517,745.07.<\/p>\n
CHCC\u2019s chief executive officer Esther Mu\u00f1a could not be immediately reached for comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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