Unless there is another round of voting and it turns in its favor, the Babauta administration\u2019s Plumeria housing project holds no hope of getting funds from Marianas Public Land Trust.<\/p>\n
A voting among MPLT board members Wednesday resulted in a tie\u2014two votes against funding it and two votes supporting it, according to MPLT board vice chair Herman R. Guerrero.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tie. It means no action is taken,\u201d said Guerrero.<\/p>\n
Expressing support for the funding request were Guerrero and board chairman Juan S. Torres.<\/p>\n
Two other members were present during the meeting: Edith Deleon Guerrero and Joseph San Nicolas.<\/p>\n
Trustee Vianey Hocog from Rota was not present.<\/p>\n
The board earlier deferred action on the funding proposal, saying there were legal issues that needed to be resolved.<\/p>\n
MPLT had also cited the changes in government priorities in view of the leadership takeover by the Fitial-Villagomez team by next month.<\/p>\n
The Babauta administration, through the Housing Task Force, earlier requested the MPLT for a $5.8 million infrastructure funding for Plumeria Estate.<\/p>\n
Housing Taskforce, chaired by Public Works Secretary John S. Reyes, had proposed to tap the 702 capital improvement funds for fiscal year 2007 and 2008 to pay off MPLT.<\/p>\n
The Plumeria project involves the construction of new houses for first-time homeowners at approximately 13 hectares of land in Koblerville.<\/p>\n
The requested funding of $5.8 million would be used for the utility and roadways infrastructure in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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