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Marianas Variety News and Views--Page 3 Page 2--Marians Variety News and Views-- Friday, April 14, 1989 Power User To Get Retirement Law· Help ... Includes Seepages Deadline ... see page 21-a ar1anas• UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LIBRAR'MICRONESIA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1972 . Vol.18 No.·a . A·pril 14 ·1·· g·ag : ' Saipan, MP . son. © 1~89 M.arianas ,Variety . · , ' Serving th~ CN~I for 18 years '/J!. Budget Approved By Senate, In House Today by Dan Phllllps Guerrero also said the budget Committee in the 4th Legislature, meeting continuously since A total of $35.29 million is The $82. 7 million budget for does not really allow for deficit said that any surplus from the last February 27, said in its report that being appropriated to the fiscal year 1989 was passed by the liquidation, that any money two years is considered part of the most of the differences in the executive branch, the largest Senate yesterday and is expected allotted for that purpose in the bill current resources of the CNMI, budget were of "form rather than portion ($15.09 million) going to to be passed in the House today, is "on paper only." and that there is not $12.2 million substance and were resolved rather the Department of Public HcalLh along with two accompanying Senator Joseph Inos, Chainnan of this year's resources is reserved easily once the lines of and Environmental Services. The pieces oflegislation. of the Senate Committe on Fiscal for deficit reduction. communication were open." Department of Public Safety is Senator Juan T. Guerrero, Affairs, said that theCNMI surplus The two bills the House will be Thccomiltcereports thata "one­ appropriated a tot.al of $4.04 claiming he had not been given a for fiscal years 1987 and 1988, considering along with the budget shot bail-out for the crippling million and the Office of the copy of the budget with sufficient amounting to about $12.2 million would provide for a rate subsidy MIHA (Marianas Islands Housing Governor is appropriated $3.87 enough time to review it, have been set aside for the specific for residential electrical utility Authority)" was funded$400,000 million. registered the only no vote use of liquidating the budget, as users and for a new base salary with the understanding that it must The First Senatorial District is yesterday. Guerrerosaidhecould well as over $291,000 from this structure for classified be self-sufficient in fiscal appropriated S4.48 million and not vote yes because he "was not bud~et government employees. ycarl989. the Second Senatorial District is able to responsibly represent his Guerrero, who was the The budget conference Although the budget seems near appropriated S3.94 million. The constituents." Chainnan of the Fiscal Affairs committee, which has been comp lction, it will on! y be in effeel Judiciary Branch is designated to uni.ii Scptembcr30. The Governor receive $566,800 and the has submitted a preliminary Legislative Branch is appropriated Zoning Conference Features Experts budget for fiscal year 1990. $2.8 million. Revenues identified by the The Public School System is by Patty Jacobs from several local agencies as well legislators as well as the several Governor and approved by the appropriated $13.04 million and Lane Kendig, keynote as experts from Gurnn. agency people in attendance. House include a tot.al of $82.7 the retirement fund administration spc'akcr,archiLcct,urban planner Dr. John Romishcr, chairman Lt. Gov. Pedro A. Tcnorio's million in local funds, which is would receive $7.2 miliion. from Illinois and author of of the Chamber Economic opening remarks addressed the further bruken down into $66.95 A total of $27.7 million is "Performance Zoning", told a Development CommitLl.!e, need for a zoning program and in internal revenues, S15 million appropriated for government group of local legislators and land introduced Chamber Pres idem Joe building codes to protect the island in Covenant funds (operational), corporations, including S 17. 7 use professionals that a zoning Camacho, who welcomed local Continues on page 3 and 5750,000 in the non-resident million for CUC and $3.4 million code should increase value for worker fee fund. forMPLC. land owners and help create the kind of community LhaL everyone Saipan Tracking Station Complete want.s. CNMI Governor Pedro P. prime contractor. Kendig spoke al a Saipan ~~~~~~::J!1i)j Tenorio, Capt. E.R. Hamm of The contract adm in is trator was Chamber of Commen.:e zoning ; OICC Marianas, Capt. the US Navy Office, Marianas conference entitled "Zoning ·by Dan Phillips increased the maximum T.C.Abboushi of the USAP Space s1aff from Guam. Creates Value" held Wednesday The House is scheduled to annual salary of resident Systems Division and Mr. ITT/Federal Electric Corp. and at the Pacific Islands Club. The consi<lcr.thepa~sagetomorrow department · heads LO S.D.Mindcn of the Black-Micro Computer Science/Raytheon are all day event featured speakers ofu bill proposing a new basic $30,000, people the Corp. have been invited Lo aucnd now installing electronic and salary schedule for government committee feels "have long a ribbon cutting ceremony planned computer equipment. ·uarmen1 crnployccs. gone without pay for April 14 to formally The site will be a space . •The bill, likely to be comcnsuratc with their acknowledge the completion of surveillance sensor for data on ··Fa.ctory c6nsidered by the Senate soon duties and responsibilities," the Saipan Tracking Station. man-made space objects in low aftcr)the House adopts its Also receiving salary Formerly called the Pacific earth orbit. Once in use the site Barrier (PACBAR) Radar vcrsi.on;islikely to be included···· increases,. uccordi11g w· the. will be under the supervision of .Ban· \yiih a bill ori ·power rate comm iltee, .. ·would ... be Facility, it is located in the Marpi the US Air Force Space Command a~sisciln~cin a packagc)o be Commonweal th Trial Court< Forest Reserve on Saipan. in Colorado . Propos~d ..••.• ~11ta}ong.\\)ith .the fiscal ·year •.•• judges and thcMayors of the The S4.7 million construction 1?89buqgeqo I.he Governor's Commonwealth. · project began in February 1988 The initial operational date is Rep. Mariano Bermudes may desk ·... ·· ··· •· ·· ·· The Chief J usticc would with Black-Micro Corp. as the set for May 30, 1990. be introducing House Bill 6-15 AtcportbythcHouscWays .·. have his annual salary sctat today to place a 10 year andMcansComrilittcesaysthc $65,000 with this schcdu!C, moratorium on Lhc issuance of J1cwschcdulcisbeingproposcd andJhc Associate Ji.tsLiccs business licenses for textiles and to compensate employees for would receive $60,000 textile products on the island of . .. :~~./>~· :. lhcilfcreaseinthccosto(living ariually: •.. · ·•.. > Saipan. ·.. .. sincel982~ · ..· ·· < ..... Also; the commiuce· ~:;;:;;',;:'.·:~:::: The Third Senatorial Thecommiuecsaiditfclt the .··established aJ1.aJ1.nualsalary Delegation found that 22 garment •> .. f)ircctor of· PubliC Sarcw. · ceilfog>of $40 OOO·····fOr ·.. manufacturers arc in operation with an additional four concerns having been issued business licenses to conduct similar •·.••• ..• .... .•..•·a1.l ..n·.f .. 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'°""""'dtrwn .... 1 lifestyle and encourage tourism. they overlap and create a is used." of"bufferyards", areas landscaped Developers would have to He said, "Let us use the years and commonness and unity of He said, "It is frustrating to see in such a way to provide a natural internalize the bufferyards on years of experience from rapidly purpose." people and legislators who refuse and landscaped barrier between their property and that process developing areas in the United Executive Director of :MPLC, to learn from other people's two dissimilar uses on adjacent would be a limiting factor on the States." Bill c;:oncepeion said," All hotels mistakes. The main problem is property. available buildablearcaremaining "People are in a backlash against are located on public lands. Less getting over a fear of something He added that the use of on the property. encroachment of commercial than 2% of public land is under new in order to safeguard what we bufferyards can be written right Bufferyards can also be used SUBSCRIBE TODAY! building into residential areas and currentdevelopment.:MPLC is not have." into the zoning code and be successful! yon existing and future I EDITORIAL I the proliferations of slum-like giving away public land. As a Kendig explained that PZ can specific while providing options road projects. He said,"You might Marianas Variety N~ws & development along the main matter of fact, large scale be accomplished through the use on how to accomplish them. consider using this concept on the roads." development of public land is Views Next,JudgeRamon Villagomez under moratorium now on Saipan. said that every year since 1979 the Developers are being encourage Regulation: Chamber of Commerce offered to approach Tinian and Rota for their projects." Friend or Enemy? "A comprehensive land use plan will be presented to the public by mid-1989.0f course, it will I Recently CNMI has been faced with a battery of contain the appropriate zoning !I ,,I' I mandated by the courts,"he said. '•I legislation which requires some tough decisions to be I\ I Maile Bruce, administrator of made about the future of the islands. j@ the Coastal Region Management Governing has to be a tough job, but people expect (CRM) said, "We can only protect their legislators to be visionary and to plan the future the coastal area.
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