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Tinian officials press for local control of solid‑waste spending as landfill work continues with EPA and DOD engagement
Summary
Mayor and representatives discussed the need to transfer spending authority over solid‑waste funds to the municipality, EPA engagement on a small municipal landfill permit and DOD involvement in land transfer and infrastructure planning.
Tinian leaders told the House Ways and Means committee they need local authority over solid‑waste spending as the island prepares for expanded DOD projects and associated waste management needs.
Mayor Edwin Piaudon asked the committee to support legislation (he cited Senate Bill 23‑08) that would transfer expenditure authority for the solid‑waste management fund from the Secretary of Public Works to the municipal mayor’s office. “If the people that are working here in the dump know better what they're doing…that authority needs to be divested and given to the…
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