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Rota mayor seeks restored FTEs, stable local revenue and CBP fixes to expand weekend flights
Summary
Mayor Aubrey Holcook asked the House Ways and Means committee to preserve municipal personnel, help resolve utility liabilities, protect municipal revenue streams and to support changes that would let Rota customs clear passengers so weekend flights from Guam become viable.
Mayor Aubrey Holcook told the House Ways and Means committee June 5 that maintaining municipal FTEs, resolving utility arrears and expanding local revenue authority are central to Rota's economic and service recovery.
"It is the mission of the municipality to maximize opportunities for social and economic development while retaining an attractive, sustainable, and safe environment for my people and our visitors," Holcook said, recapping the municipality's recent project work and federal grant activity that has funded public‑works, housing and other upgrades.
Holcook asked lawmakers to preserve the municipality's FTE baseline (he noted 110 filled FTEs and the municipality's intent to…
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