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Senate committee subpoenas agencies and GEC LLC after years of delays at Paul E. Joseph Stadium
Summary
The Legislature's Committee on Culture, Youth, Sports and Parks voted unanimously June 11 to issue subpoenas for public officials and GEC LLC representatives to appear July 18 and produce documents about the long-delayed Paul E. Joseph Stadium project after invited witnesses failed to appear.
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands' Committee on Culture, Youth, Sports and Parks on June 11 authorized subpoenas requiring the Department of Public Works, the Department of Property and Procurement, the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, and contractor GEC LLC to appear July 18 in St. Croix and produce documents on the Paul E. Joseph Stadium construction project.
The committee voted 7-0 to subpoena Derek Gabriel, commissioner of the Department of Public Works (DPW); Lisa M. Alejandro, commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement (DPP); Vincent Roberts, acting commissioner of the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation (DSPR); and GEC LLC representatives John Wessel and Tim Dempsey. The motions set a July 18, 2025 hearing date and listed required documents including project schedules, funding breakdowns, change orders and procurement records.
The subpoenas followed a hearing called by Senator Angel L. Balquez Jr., chairman of the committee, who told the committee that key invitees either declined or failed to attend the June 11 session. "This…
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