Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Guam hearing advances plan to adopt International Property Maintenance Code for Tumon hotel zone
Summary
The Committee on Land, Environment, Housing, Agriculture, Parks and Infrastructure heard July 25 testimony on Bill 160-38 COR to enable adoption of an International Property Maintenance Code for certain hotel‑zone properties in Tumon, with proponents urging a faster effective date and regulatory development.
HAGATNA, Guam — Legislators on the Committee on Land, Environment, Housing, Agriculture, Parks and Infrastructure heard testimony July 25 on Bill 160-38 COR, which would add a new Article 8 to Chapter 66, Title 21, Guam Code Annotated to allow adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) for certain hotel‑zone properties.
Jerry Perez, vice president of the Guam Visitors Bureau, and Dan Swavely, a Tumon resident and former GVB destination‑development committee member, testified in favor, saying the measure would improve safety and visitor impressions in Guam's resort district. "First impressions matter," Perez said in his written statement submitted for the record. He recommended amending the bill so it would take effect 90 days after enactment rather than one year.
Swavely described a draft set of…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
